diff --git a/app/Config/Database.php b/app/Config/Database.php
index 5790932e..2d388192 100755
--- a/app/Config/Database.php
+++ b/app/Config/Database.php
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class Database extends Config
      * use if no other is specified.
      */
     public string $defaultGroup = 'default';
-
+    public string $enableSSL;
+    
     /**
      * The default database connection.
      */
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class Database extends Config
         'charset'      => 'utf8',
         'DBCollat'     => 'utf8_general_ci',
         'swapPre'      => '',
-        'encrypt'      => ['ssl_verify' => true,'ssl_ca' => ROOTPATH .'ca.pem'],
+        'encrypt'      =>false,
         'compress'     => false,
         'strictOn'     => false,
         'failover'     => [],
@@ -122,6 +123,18 @@ class Database extends Config
         if (ENVIRONMENT === 'testing') {
             $this->defaultGroup = 'tests';
         }
+
+        $this->enableSSL = env('DB_SSL_ENABLE');
+
+        if ($this->enableSSL === true || $this->enableSSL === 'true' || $this->enableSSL === 1 || $this->enableSSL === '1') {
+
+          
+            // Enable SSL authentication
+            $this->default['encrypt'] = [
+                'ssl_ca'     => ROOTPATH . 'ca.pem',
+                'ssl_verify' => true,
+            ];
+        }
     }
 
 }