diff --git a/packages/backend/.env-example b/packages/backend/.env-example
index 0edc15f7..ea045629 100644
--- a/packages/backend/.env-example
+++ b/packages/backend/.env-example
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ POSTGRES_DATABASE=automatisch_development
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
 POSTGRES_USERNAME=automatish_development_user
-POSTGRESS_PASSWORD=
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
+POSTGRES_ENABLE_SSL=false
diff --git a/packages/backend/knexfile.ts b/packages/backend/knexfile.ts
index b9a23889..060e24cd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/knexfile.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/knexfile.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const knexConfig = {
     user: appConfig.postgresUsername,
     password: appConfig.postgresPassword,
     database: appConfig.postgresDatabase,
-    ssl: true,
+    ssl: appConfig.postgresEnableSsl
   },
   migrations: {
     directory: __dirname + '/src/db/migrations',
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
index 3c396597..a2f50da1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type AppConfig = {
   postgresHost: string,
   postgresUsername: string,
   postgresPassword: string,
+  postgresEnableSsl: boolean,
   baseUrl?: string
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ const appConfig: AppConfig = {
   postgresPort: parseInt(process.env.POSTGRES_PORT) || 5432,
   postgresHost: process.env.POSTGRES_HOST || 'localhost',
   postgresUsername: process.env.POSTGRES_USERNAME || 'automatish_development_user',
-  postgresPassword: process.env.POSTGRESS_PASSWORD,
+  postgresPassword: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
+  postgresEnableSsl: process.env.POSTGRES_ENABLE_SSL === 'true' ? true : false,
 }
 
 const baseUrl = `${appConfig.protocol}://${appConfig.host}:${appConfig.port}`;