diff --git a/scripts/check-env.js b/scripts/check-env.js
index 701e48c02..e8c80a5da 100644
--- a/scripts/check-env.js
+++ b/scripts/check-env.js
@@ -23,12 +23,5 @@ if (!process.env.SKIP_DB_CHECK && !process.env.DATABASE_TYPE) {
 }
 
 if (process.env.CLOUD_MODE) {
-  checkMissing([
-    'CLOUD_URL',
-    'KAFKA_BROKER',
-    'KAFKA_URL',
-    'REDIS_URL',
-    'KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM',
-    'KAFKA_SSL',
-  ]);
+  checkMissing(['CLOUD_URL', 'KAFKA_BROKER', 'KAFKA_URL', 'REDIS_URL', 'KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM']);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/kafka.ts b/src/lib/kafka.ts
index 1ac28a5bb..99fc323ac 100644
--- a/src/lib/kafka.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kafka.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ const enabled = Boolean(process.env.KAFKA_URL && process.env.KAFKA_BROKER);
 function getClient() {
   const { username, password } = new URL(process.env.KAFKA_URL);
   const brokers = process.env.KAFKA_BROKER.split(',');
-  const sslEnabled = process.env.KAFKA_SSL.toLowerCase() === 'true';
   const mechanism = process.env.KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM as 'plain' | 'scram-sha-256' | 'scram-sha-512';
 
   const ssl: { ssl?: tls.ConnectionOptions | boolean; sasl?: SASLOptions } =
     username && password
       ? {
-          ssl: sslEnabled,
+          ssl: {
+            rejectUnauthorized: false,
+          },
           sasl: {
             mechanism,
             username,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 03c840653..dd9b5d291 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7962,9 +7962,9 @@ nanoclone@^0.2.1:
   integrity sha512-wynEP02LmIbLpcYw8uBKpcfF6dmg2vcpKqxeH5UcoKEYdExslsdUA4ugFauuaeYdTB76ez6gJW8XAZ6CgkXYxA==
 
 nanoid@^3.3.6, nanoid@^3.3.7:
-  version "3.3.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.3.7.tgz#d0c301a691bc8d54efa0a2226ccf3fe2fd656bd8"
-  integrity sha512-eSRppjcPIatRIMC1U6UngP8XFcz8MQWGQdt1MTBQ7NaAmvXDfvNxbvWV3x2y6CdEUciCSsDHDQZbhYaB8QEo2g==
+  version "3.3.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.3.8.tgz#b1be3030bee36aaff18bacb375e5cce521684baf"
+  integrity sha512-WNLf5Sd8oZxOm+TzppcYk8gVOgP+l58xNy58D0nbUnOxOWRWvlcCV4kUF7ltmI6PsrLl/BgKEyS4mqsGChFN0w==
 
 natural-compare@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"