diff --git a/tests/utils/psql_connection.go b/tests/utils/psql_connection.go
index a0d8a7a1fb..84ff6a2467 100644
--- a/tests/utils/psql_connection.go
+++ b/tests/utils/psql_connection.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func (psqlc *PSQLForwardConnection) createConnectionParameters(user, password st
 		"port":     port,
 		"user":     user,
 		"password": password,
+		"sslmode":  "require",
 	}, nil
 }