diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4d0f533..8061155 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manila_galera_address: "{{ galera_address | default('127.0.0.1') }}"
 manila_galera_user: manila
 manila_galera_database: manila
 manila_galera_use_ssl: "{{ galera_use_ssl | default(False) }}"
-manila_galera_ssl_ca_cert: "{{ galera_ssl_ca_cert | default('/etc/ssl/certs/galera-ca.pem') }}"
+manila_galera_ssl_ca_cert: "{{ galera_ssl_ca_cert | default('') }}"
 manila_galera_port: "{{ galera_port | default('3306') }}"
 manila_db_max_overflow: "{{ openstack_db_max_overflow | default('50') }}"
 manila_db_max_pool_size: "{{ openstack_db_max_pool_size | default('5') }}"
diff --git a/templates/manila.conf.j2 b/templates/manila.conf.j2
index 2bebceb..d75140f 100644
--- a/templates/manila.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/manila.conf.j2
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ enabled_share_backends={% for backend in manila_backends | dictsort %}{{ backend
 {% endfor %}
 
 [database]
-connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ manila_galera_user }}:{{ manila_container_mysql_password }}@{{ manila_galera_address }}/{{ manila_galera_database }}?charset=utf8{% if manila_galera_use_ssl | bool %}&ssl_ca={{ manila_galera_ssl_ca_cert }}{% endif +%}
+connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ manila_galera_user }}:{{ manila_container_mysql_password }}@{{ manila_galera_address }}/{{ manila_galera_database }}?charset=utf8{% if manila_galera_use_ssl | bool %}&ssl_verify_cert=true{% if manila_galera_ssl_ca_cert | length > 0 %}&ssl_ca={{ manila_galera_ssl_ca_cert }}{% endif %}{% endif +%}
 max_overflow = {{ manila_db_max_overflow }}
 max_pool_size = {{ manila_db_max_pool_size }}
 pool_timeout = {{ manila_db_pool_timeout }}