diff --git a/server/sequelize.js b/server/sequelize.js
index d6ad784b..faaf77c1 100644
--- a/server/sequelize.js
+++ b/server/sequelize.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Sequelize from "sequelize";
 import EncryptedField from "sequelize-encrypted";
 
 const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production";
+const isSSLDisabled = process.env.PGSSLMODE === "disable";
 
 export const encryptedFields = () =>
   EncryptedField(Sequelize, process.env.SECRET_KEY);
@@ -15,11 +16,12 @@ export const sequelize = new Sequelize(process.env.DATABASE_URL, {
   logging: debug("sql"),
   typeValidation: true,
   dialectOptions: {
-    ssl: isProduction
-      ? {
-          // Ref.: https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/issues/2009
-          rejectUnauthorized: false,
-        }
-      : false,
+    ssl:
+      isProduction && !isSSLDisabled
+        ? {
+            // Ref.: https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/issues/2009
+            rejectUnauthorized: false,
+          }
+        : false,
   },
 });