diff --git a/templates/my.cnf.erb b/templates/my.cnf.erb
index fcc192b..4f9697b 100644
--- a/templates/my.cnf.erb
+++ b/templates/my.cnf.erb
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 host=<%= @database_host %>
 user=<%= @database_user %>
 password=<%= @database_password %>
-ssl=false
+ssl-mode=DISABLED