diff --git a/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts b/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts
index e80f5a8..7dc329b 100644
--- a/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts
+++ b/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const pool = new Pool({
   connectionString: process.env.COMPLIANCE_DATABASE_URL ||
     process.env.DATABASE_URL ||
     'postgresql://breakpilot:breakpilot123@bp-core-postgres:5432/breakpilot_db',
+  ssl: process.env.COMPLIANCE_DATABASE_URL?.includes('sslmode=require')
+    ? { rejectUnauthorized: false }
+    : false,
 })
 
 /**