diff --git a/src/db.js b/src/db.js
index 1e5d976..7b5ada3 100644
--- a/src/db.js
+++ b/src/db.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-console.log('connecting using', `${process.env.DATABASE_URL}?sslmode=require`);
+console.log('connecting using', `${process.env.DATABASE_URL}?ssl=true`);
 
 const db = require('knex')({
   client: 'pg',
-  connection: `${process.env.DATABASE_URL}?sslmode=require`
+  connection: `${process.env.DATABASE_URL}?ssl=true`
 });
 
 module.exports = db;