diff --git a/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh b/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
index 01251a37..17366290 100644
--- a/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
+++ b/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ msg_info "Configuring IronClaw"
 mkdir -p /root/.ironclaw
 GATEWAY_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
 cat <<EOF >/root/.ironclaw/.env
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://ironclaw:${PG_PASS}@localhost:5432/ironclaw
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://ironclaw:${PG_PASS}@localhost:5432/ironclaw?sslmode=disable
 GATEWAY_ENABLED=true
 GATEWAY_HOST=0.0.0.0
 GATEWAY_PORT=3000
diff --git a/install/ironclaw-install.sh b/install/ironclaw-install.sh
index c35670d4..cfab0638 100644
--- a/install/ironclaw-install.sh
+++ b/install/ironclaw-install.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ msg_info "Configuring IronClaw"
 mkdir -p /root/.ironclaw
 GATEWAY_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
 cat <<EOF >/root/.ironclaw/.env
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${PG_DB_USER}:${PG_DB_PASS}@localhost:5432/${PG_DB_NAME}
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${PG_DB_USER}:${PG_DB_PASS}@localhost:5432/${PG_DB_NAME}?sslmode=disable
 GATEWAY_ENABLED=true
 GATEWAY_HOST=0.0.0.0
 GATEWAY_PORT=3000