diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index c57fa638..df933e7f 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ return [
             'prefix' => '',
             'prefix_indexes' => true,
             'search_path' => 'public',
-            'sslmode' => 'prefer',
+            'sslmode' => env('DB_SSLMODE', 'prefer'),
         ],
 
         'sqlsrv' => [