diff --git a/compose.override.production.yml b/compose.override.production.yml
index 58f47d7..de54d36 100644
--- a/compose.override.production.yml
+++ b/compose.override.production.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ services:
       - production_postgres_data_backups:/backups:z
     env_file:
       - ./.envs/.production/.postgres
+      - /etc/vault.d/secrets/kv_root_security.env
     deploy:
-      replicas: 0
+      replicas: ${POSTGRES_ENABLED:-0}
 
   nginx:
     image: nginx:1.19
diff --git a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 8474812..f9e1407 100644
--- a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ARG PYTHON_IMAGE_VER=3.12
 
+
 FROM python:${PYTHON_IMAGE_VER}-slim-bookworm
 
+
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 RUN apt-get update \
diff --git a/config/settings/production.py b/config/settings/production.py
index cdb213f..4af0de7 100644
--- a/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/config/settings/production.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 DATABASES["default"] = env.db("DATABASE_URL")  # noqa F405
 DATABASES["default"]["ATOMIC_REQUESTS"] = True  # noqa F405
 DATABASES["default"]["CONN_MAX_AGE"] = env.int("CONN_MAX_AGE", default=60)  # noqa F405
-if env("POSTGRES_SSL"):
+if env.bool("POSTGRES_SSL", default=True):
     DATABASES["default"]["OPTIONS"] = {"sslmode": "require"}  # noqa F405
-
+else:
+    DATABASES["default"]["OPTIONS"] = {"sslmode": "disable"}  # noqa F405
 # CACHES
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CACHES = {