diff --git a/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml b/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml
index 24061cc..0e9be8f 100644
--- a/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml
+++ b/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ gitea:
 
     database:
       DB_TYPE: postgres
-      SSL_MODE: verify-full
+      SSL_MODE: verify-ca
 
     server:
       DOMAIN: '{{{ .Env.DOMAIN_GITEA }}}'