diff --git a/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/state/route.ts b/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/state/route.ts
index 93b1b19..0d18e6f 100644
--- a/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/state/route.ts
+++ b/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/state/route.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class PostgreSQLStateStore implements StateStore {
       max: 5,
       // Set search_path for compliance schema
       options: '-c search_path=compliance,core,public',
+      // Accept self-signed certificates (Hetzner PostgreSQL)
+      ssl: connectionString.includes('sslmode=require')
+        ? { rejectUnauthorized: false }
+        : false,
     })
   }