diff --git a/flux/wsl/applications/harbor/values/harbor-values.yaml b/flux/wsl/applications/harbor/values/harbor-values.yaml
index eed49ff..d4d1880 100644
--- a/flux/wsl/applications/harbor/values/harbor-values.yaml
+++ b/flux/wsl/applications/harbor/values/harbor-values.yaml
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ database:
     # "verify-full" - Always SSL (verify that the certification presented by the
     # server was signed by a trusted CA and the server host name matches the one
     # in the certificate)
-    sslmode: "disable"
+    sslmode: "require"
   # The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool per pod (core+exporter).
   # If it <=0, no idle connections are retained.
   maxIdleConns: 100