diff --git a/lib/tasks/ci.rake b/lib/tasks/ci.rake
index 80df61cc3..9800c226e 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/ci.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/ci.rake
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ file 'config/database.yml' do
   when /(mysql|mariadb)/
     dev_conf =  {'adapter' => 'mysql2',
                  'database' => dev_db_name, 'host' => (ENV['CI_MYSQL_HOST'] || 'localhost'),
-                 'encoding' => 'utf8'}
+                 'encoding' => 'utf8',
+                 'ssl_mode' => 'disabled'}
     if ENV['RUN_ON_NOT_OFFICIAL']
       dev_conf['username'] = 'root'
     else