diff --git a/pg/pg-tests.ts b/pg/pg-tests.ts
index 8936f01ee0..15dfdde3d9 100644
--- a/pg/pg-tests.ts
+++ b/pg/pg-tests.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var conString = "postgres://username:password@localhost/database";
 pg.types.setTypeParser(20, (val) => Number(val));
 
 // Client pooling
+pg.defaults.ssl = true;
 pg.connect(conString, (err, client, done) => {
     if (err) {
         return console.error("Error fetching client from pool", err);
@@ -71,4 +72,4 @@ pool.connect(function(err, client, done) {
 
 pool.on('error', function (err, client) {
   console.error('idle client error', err.message, err.stack)
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})