diff --git a/config/database.ts b/config/database.ts
index 4c5dabc..baa13b1 100644
--- a/config/database.ts
+++ b/config/database.ts
@@ -49,12 +49,23 @@ export default ({ env }) => {
     },
     postgres: {
       connection: {
+        connectionString: env('DATABASE_URL'),
         host: env('DATABASE_HOST', 'localhost'),
         port: env.int('DATABASE_PORT', 5432),
         database: env('DATABASE_NAME', 'strapi'),
         user: env('DATABASE_USERNAME', 'strapi'),
         password: env('DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'strapi'),
-        ssl: false,
+        ssl: env.bool('DATABASE_SSL', false) && {
+          key: env('DATABASE_SSL_KEY', undefined),
+          cert: env('DATABASE_SSL_CERT', undefined),
+          ca: env('DATABASE_SSL_CA', undefined),
+          capath: env('DATABASE_SSL_CAPATH', undefined),
+          cipher: env('DATABASE_SSL_CIPHER', undefined),
+          rejectUnauthorized: env.bool(
+            'DATABASE_SSL_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED',
+            true
+          ),
+        },
         schema: env('DATABASE_SCHEMA', 'public'),
       },
       pool: { min: env.int('DATABASE_POOL_MIN', 2), max: env.int('DATABASE_POOL_MAX', 10) },