diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.conf b/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 0a88e69..601df04 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ postgres {
     password = "devpassword"
     password = ${?POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
     ssl = true
+    ssl = ${?SSL}
     sslmode = "verify-full"
+    sslmode = ${?SSL_MODE}
     sslfactory = "org.postgresql.ssl.DefaultJavaSSLFactory"
+    sslfactory = ${?SSL_FACTORY}
   }
   numThreads = 10
   numThreads = ${?POSTGRES_THREADS}