diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 96b48d7..4fb15e1 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import pg from 'pg';
 import { PrismaPg } from '@prisma/adapter-pg';
 import { PrismaClient } from '$lib/generated/prisma/client';
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ import { PrismaClient } from '$lib/generated/prisma/client';
 const pool = new pg.Pool({
 	connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
 	ssl: {
-		rejectUnauthorized: false
+		rejectUnauthorized: true,
+		ca: fs.readFileSync('/etc/ssl/certs/do-ca-certificate.crt').toString()
 	}
 });