diff --git a/knexfile.js b/knexfile.js
index a21f7de2..f0b0ed6b 100644
--- a/knexfile.js
+++ b/knexfile.js
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   production: {
     client: 'pg',
-    connection: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+    connection: {
+      connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+      ssl: { rejectUnauthorized: false },
+    },
     migrations: {
       directory: path.join(BASE_PATH, 'migrations')
     },