diff --git a/src/database/database.cpp b/src/database/database.cpp
index 9ac892ef2be..4f038605e05 100644
--- a/src/database/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database/database.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ bool Database::connect(const std::string* host, const std::string* user, const s
 	bool reconnect = true;
 	mysql_options(handle, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &reconnect);
 
+	// Remove ssl verification
+	bool ssl_enabled = false;
+	mysql_options(handle, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, &ssl_enabled);
+
 	// connects to database
 	if (!mysql_real_connect(handle, host->c_str(), user->c_str(), password->c_str(), database->c_str(), port, sock->c_str(), 0)) {
 		g_logger().error("MySQL Error Message: {}", mysql_error(handle));