diff --git a/settings.json.docker b/settings.json.docker
index ed1be901d..cf4fdb7ac 100644
--- a/settings.json.docker
+++ b/settings.json.docker
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
    */
 
   "dbType": "${DB_TYPE:dirty}",
+  "dbUseSSL": "${DB_TYPE:false}",
   "dbSettings": {
     "host":     "${DB_HOST:undefined}",
     "port":     "${DB_PORT:undefined}",
diff --git a/settings.json.template b/settings.json.template
index 8b8766be8..6c63ee906 100644
--- a/settings.json.template
+++ b/settings.json.template
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
    */
 
   "dbType": "dirty",
+  "dbUseSSL": false,
   "dbSettings": {
     "filename": "var/dirty.db"
   },
diff --git a/src/node/db/DB.js b/src/node/db/DB.js
index 1c9e01e82..773cd8e48 100644
--- a/src/node/db/DB.js
+++ b/src/node/db/DB.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ const stats = require('../stats');
 const util = require('util');
 const tls = require("tls");
 var realSettings = Object.assign(
-	{ ssl: { ca: tls.rootCertificates } },
+	settings.dbUseSSL === true || settings.dbUseSSL === "true"
+		? { ssl: { ca: tls.rootCertificates } }
+		: {},
 	settings.dbSettings
 );