diff --git a/templates/env_file.env b/templates/env_file.env
index 57c40a2..08b597b 100644
--- a/templates/env_file.env
+++ b/templates/env_file.env
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ JWT_PASSPHRASE={{ item.chill_config.jwt_passphrase }}
 JWT_SECRET_KEY={{ item.chill_config.jwt_secret_key }}
 JWT_PUBLIC_KEY={{ item.chill_config.jwt_public_key }}
 RABBITMQ_URL=amqp://{{ item.chill_config.rabbitmq_user }}:{{ item.chill_config.rabbitmq_password }}@rabbitmq/%2f
-DATABASE_URL=postgres://{{ item.chill_config.database_user }}:{{ item.chill_config.database_password }}@{% if item.add_postgres %}database:5432{% else %}{{ item.chill_config.database_host }}{% endif %}/{{ item.chill_config.database_name }}?sslmode=disable&charset=utf8&serverVersion={{ item.chill_config.database_version }}
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://{{ item.chill_config.database_user }}:{{ item.chill_config.database_password }}@{% if item.add_postgres %}database:5432{% else %}{{ item.chill_config.database_host }}{% endif %}/{{ item.chill_config.database_name }}?sslmode=prefer&charset=utf8&serverVersion={{ item.chill_config.database_version }}
 EDITOR_SERVER={{ item.chill_config.editor_server }}