diff --git a/spec/integration_spec.rb b/spec/integration_spec.rb
index 56ba46a..ae9d896 100644
--- a/spec/integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration_spec.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base; end
           host: db_config['hostname'],
           username: db_config['username'],
           password: db_config['password'],
-          database: db_config['database']
+          database: db_config['database'],
+          ssl_mode: "required"
         )
       end
 
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base; end
           original_adapter: db_config['original_adapter'],
           host: db_config['hostname'],
           password: db_config['password'],
-          database: db_config['database']
+          database: db_config['database'],
+          ssl_mode: "required"
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 56c0f3a..21b167f 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
   host: db_config['hostname'],
   username: db_config['username'],
   password: db_config['password'],
-  database: db_config['database']
+  database: db_config['database'],
+  ssl_mode: "required"
 )
 
 MIGRATION_FIXTURES = File.expand_path('../fixtures/migrate/', __FILE__)