diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/sql/SQLUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/sql/SQLUtil.java
index 158e3ea58b..4baa7afdba 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/sql/SQLUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/sql/SQLUtil.java
@@ -229,11 +229,13 @@ public static String connectionStringTranslatedPatch(Config config, String connS
 
 		// MSSQL
 		if (StringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase(connStr, "jdbc:sqlserver://")) {
-			if (StringUtil.indexOfIgnoreCase(connStr, ";encrypt=") != -1) {
+			if (StringUtil.indexOfIgnoreCase(connStr, ";trustServerCertificate=") != -1) {
 				return connStr;
 			}
-			return connStr + ";encrypt=false"; // we want default behaviour to state as before, if someone whishes encryption it can be set
-												// explicitly as the default behaviour was before
+			return connStr + (StringUtil.isEmpty(connStr, true) || connStr.endsWith(";") ? "" : ";") + "trustServerCertificate=true"; // we want default behaviour to state as
+																																		// before, if someone
+			// whishes encryption it can be set
+			// explicitly as the default behaviour was before
 		}
 
 		return connStr;
diff --git a/loader/build.xml b/loader/build.xml
index 36c3a6c3d2..50111617aa 100644
--- a/loader/build.xml
+++ b/loader/build.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project default="core" basedir="." name="Lucee" 
   xmlns:resolver="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant">
 
-  <property name="version" value="5.4.0.79-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="version" value="5.4.0.80-SNAPSHOT"/>
 
   <taskdef uri="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant" resource="org/apache/maven/resolver/ant/antlib.xml">
     <classpath>
diff --git a/loader/pom.xml b/loader/pom.xml
index 9f181ab0e0..87e09918bd 100644
--- a/loader/pom.xml
+++ b/loader/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.lucee</groupId>
   <artifactId>lucee</artifactId>
-  <version>5.4.0.79-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.4.0.80-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Lucee Loader Build</name>