diff --git a/create-commerce-secrets.sh b/create-commerce-secrets.sh
index eb6d46b..3e2f553 100644
--- a/create-commerce-secrets.sh
+++ b/create-commerce-secrets.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD="${MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD:-$(random_secret)}"
 JWT_SECRET="$(random_secret)"
 COOKIE_SECRET="$(random_secret)"
 
-DATABASE_URL="postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres-svc:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}"
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres-svc:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?sslmode=disable"
 REDIS_URL="redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@redis-svc:6379"
 
 kubectl -n "${NAMESPACE}" create secret generic commerce-secrets \