diff --git a/bundles/mautrix-whatsapp/files/config.yaml b/bundles/mautrix-whatsapp/files/config.yaml
index c2dd8f7..18b08e3 100644
--- a/bundles/mautrix-whatsapp/files/config.yaml
+++ b/bundles/mautrix-whatsapp/files/config.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ appservice:
     port: ${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp'].get('port', 20020)}
     database:
         type: postgres
-        uri: postgres://${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database']['user']}:${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database']['password']}@${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database'].get('host', 'localhost')}/${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database']['database']}
+        uri: postgres://${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database']['user']}:${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database']['password']}@${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database'].get('host', 'localhost')}/${node.metadata['mautrix-whatsapp']['database']['database']}?sslmode=disable
         max_open_conns: 20
         max_idle_conns: 2
     provisioning: