diff --git a/bin/create-config b/bin/create-config
index 6b29021..c1cd56a 100755
--- a/bin/create-config
+++ b/bin/create-config
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function createConfig() {
 //      connection: getMysqlConfig(envValues.mysqlDatabaseUrl),
       connection: getMysqlConfig(process.env.JAWSDB_URL),
       pool: { min: 0, max: 5 },
+      ssl: true,
       debug: false
     },
     server: {