diff --git a/backend/src/db/instance.ts b/backend/src/db/instance.ts
index 112def0b3..5d9007a00 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/instance.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/instance.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import knex, { Knex } from "knex";
 
 const parseSslConfig = (dbConnectionUri: string, dbRootCert?: string) => {
   let modifiedDbConnectionUri = dbConnectionUri;
-  let sslConfig: { rejectUnauthorized: boolean; ca: string } | boolean = false;
+  let sslConfig: { rejectUnauthorized: boolean; ca: string } | boolean = dbRootCert
+    ? { rejectUnauthorized: true, ca: Buffer.from(dbRootCert, "base64").toString("ascii") }
+    : false;
 
   if (dbRootCert) {
     const url = new URL(dbConnectionUri);