diff --git a/support/docker/production/.env b/support/docker/production/.env
index 3e19c3817..70743e0ec 100644
--- a/support/docker/production/.env
+++ b/support/docker/production/.env
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ POSTGRES_DB=peertube
 #PEERTUBE_DB_SUFFIX=_prod
 PEERTUBE_DB_USERNAME=<MY POSTGRES USERNAME>
 PEERTUBE_DB_PASSWORD=<MY POSTGRES PASSWORD>
+PEERTUBE_DB_SSL=false
 # Default to Postgres service name "postgres" in docker-compose.yml
 PEERTUBE_DB_HOSTNAME=postgres
 
diff --git a/support/docker/production/config/custom-environment-variables.yaml b/support/docker/production/config/custom-environment-variables.yaml
index 8226715e0..0ed060bbf 100644
--- a/support/docker/production/config/custom-environment-variables.yaml
+++ b/support/docker/production/config/custom-environment-variables.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ database:
   suffix: "PEERTUBE_DB_SUFFIX"
   username: "PEERTUBE_DB_USERNAME"
   password: "PEERTUBE_DB_PASSWORD"
+  ssl:
+    __name: "PEERTUBE_DB_SSL"
+    __format: "json"
 
 redis:
   hostname: "PEERTUBE_REDIS_HOSTNAME"