diff --git a/Docker/.env.example b/Docker/.env.example
index 3bee33caf..e735d8de4 100644
--- a/Docker/.env.example
+++ b/Docker/.env.example
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ CHATWOOT_MESSAGE_DELETE=false # false | true
 # If you leave this option as true, when sending a message in Chatwoot, the client's last message will be marked as read on WhatsApp.
 CHATWOOT_MESSAGE_READ=false # false | true
 # This db connection is used to import messages from whatsapp to chatwoot database
-CHATWOOT_IMPORT_DATABASE_CONNECTION_URI=postgres://user:password@hostname:port/dbname
+CHATWOOT_IMPORT_DATABASE_CONNECTION_URI=postgres://user:password@hostname:port/dbname?sslmode=disable
 CHATWOOT_IMPORT_DATABASE_PLACEHOLDER_MEDIA_MESSAGE=true
 
 CACHE_REDIS_ENABLED=false
diff --git a/src/dev-env.yml b/src/dev-env.yml
index d1f638f6d..23e1b4798 100644
--- a/src/dev-env.yml
+++ b/src/dev-env.yml
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ CHATWOOT:
     # This db connection is used to import messages from whatsapp to chatwoot database
     DATABASE:
       CONNECTION:
-        URI: "postgres://user:password@hostname:port/dbname"
+        URI: "postgres://user:password@hostname:port/dbname?sslmode=disable"
     PLACEHOLDER_MEDIA_MESSAGE: true
 
 # Cache to optimize application performance