diff --git a/.support/docker-compose.yml b/.support/docker-compose.yml
index a945b8cf0b..53eb5be540 100644
--- a/.support/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.support/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ services:
   backend:
     image: electricsql/electric:canary
     environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:password@postgres:5432/electric
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:password@postgres:5432/electric?sslmode=disable
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
     build:
diff --git a/website/public/docker-compose.yaml b/website/public/docker-compose.yaml
index b1947f37f1..b81dd4bad8 100644
--- a/website/public/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/website/public/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ services:
   electric:
     image: electricsql/electric
     environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:password@postgres:5432/electric
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:password@postgres:5432/electric?sslmode=disable
     ports:
       - "3000:3000"
     depends_on: