diff --git a/app/app.js b/app/app.js
index 379be79..69b6be3 100644
--- a/app/app.js
+++ b/app/app.js
@@ -45,36 +45,45 @@ if (!config.noLDAP) {
  }
 }
 
-
-
-var dbpool = new Pool({
+let dbpoolOpts = {
   database: config.database.name,
   user: config.database.user,
   password: config.database.pass,
   host: config.database.host,
   port: config.database.port,
-  ssl: { rejectUnauthorized: false },
   max: 20, // set pool max size to 20
   min: 4, // set min pool size to 4
   idleTimeoutMillis: config.database.idleTimeoutMillis, // close idle clients after 1 second
   connectionTimeoutMillis: config.database.connectionTimeoutMillis, // return an error after 1 second if connection could not be established
-})
+}
+
+if (!config.disableDBtls) {
+  dbpoolOpts['ssl'] = { rejectUnauthorized: false };
+}
+
+var dbpool = new Pool(dbpoolOpts);
+
+
+let projectPoolOpts = {
+  database: config.vncproject.name,
+  user: config.vncproject.user,
+  password: config.vncproject.pass,
+  host: config.vncproject.host,
+  port: config.vncproject.port,
+  max: 20, // set pool max size to 20
+  min: 4, // set min pool size to 4
+  idleTimeoutMillis: config.database.idleTimeoutMillis, // close idle clients after 1 second
+  connectionTimeoutMillis: config.database.connectionTimeoutMillis, // return an error after 1 second if connection could not be established
+}
+
+if (!config.disableDBtls) {
+  projectPoolOpts['ssl'] = { rejectUnauthorized: false };
+}
 
 
 var projectPool;
 if (config.vncproject) {
-  projectPool = new Pool({
-    database: config.vncproject.name,
-    user: config.vncproject.user,
-    password: config.vncproject.pass,
-    host: config.vncproject.host,
-    port: config.vncproject.port,
-    ssl: { rejectUnauthorized: false },
-    max: 20, // set pool max size to 20
-    min: 4, // set min pool size to 4
-    idleTimeoutMillis: config.database.idleTimeoutMillis, // close idle clients after 1 second
-    connectionTimeoutMillis: config.database.connectionTimeoutMillis, // return an error after 1 second if connection could not be established
-  })
+  projectPool = new Pool(projectPoolOpts);
 }
 
 app.use(bodyParser.json()); // for parsing application/json
diff --git a/config/vnc-hybrid-authenticator.js b/config/vnc-hybrid-authenticator.js
index bfde2a6..522e0d2 100644
--- a/config/vnc-hybrid-authenticator.js
+++ b/config/vnc-hybrid-authenticator.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
     domain: 'dev.vnc.de',
     xmppToken: 'xah6niighohshieKahtah',
     useRedmineAuth: true,
+    disableDBtls: false,
     ldap: {
       ldapUri: 'none',
       bindDn: 'uid=zimbra,cn=admins,cn=zimbra',