diff --git a/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/Chart.yaml b/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/Chart.yaml
index 9ed28cd..9d0d3f2 100644
--- a/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/Chart.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: An implementation of MSC3575
 appVersion: "0.99.3"
 
 type: application
-version: 0.1.1
+version: 0.1.2
 maintainers:
   - name: Alexander Olofsson
     email: ace@haxalot.com
diff --git a/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/templates/secrets.yaml b/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/templates/secrets.yaml
index c3cfb61..d37f0b8 100644
--- a/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ metadata:
 data:
   SYNCV3_BINDADDR: {{ ":8008" | b64enc }}
 {{- if .Values.postgresql.enabled }}
-  SYNCV3_DB: {{ (printf "postgresql://%s:%s@%s:%d/%s"
+  SYNCV3_DB: {{ (printf "postgresql://%s:%s@%s:%d/%s?sslmode=%s"
                    .Values.postgresql.auth.username
                    .Values.postgresql.auth.password
                    (include "sliding-sync-proxy.postgresql.fullname" .)
                    5432
                    .Values.postgresql.auth.database
+                   (.Values.postgresql.sslmode | default "prefer")
                 ) | b64enc }}
 {{- else }}
   SYNCV3_DB: {{ (printf "postgresql://%s:%s@%s:%d/%s?sslmode=%s"
diff --git a/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/values.yaml b/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/values.yaml
index b3601f1..264998a 100644
--- a/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/sliding-sync-proxy/values.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ affinity: {}
 
 postgresql:
   enabled: true
+  # sslmode: prefer
 
   auth:
     ## Change me