diff --git a/config/application.php b/config/application.php
index 81b79d6792..c95118d233 100644
--- a/config/application.php
+++ b/config/application.php
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 /**
  * DB settings
  */
+if (env('DB_SSL')) {
+    Config::define('MYSQL_CLIENT_FLAGS', MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
+}
+
 Config::define('DB_NAME', env('DB_NAME'));
 Config::define('DB_USER', env('DB_USER'));
 Config::define('DB_PASSWORD', env('DB_PASSWORD'));