diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f192bfe..2abd930 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ freshrss_extensions_enabled:
   - "Tumblr-GDPR"
 
 freshrss_postgres_ssl_mode: disable
-freshrss_postgres_ssl_rootcert: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 freshrss_postgres_server: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
 freshrss_postgres_port: 5432
 freshrss_postgres_superuser: postgres
diff --git a/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2
index ba4b059..78faa8f 100644
--- a/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ services:
       - FRESHRSS_CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD={{ freshrss_curlopt_proxyuserpwd }}
       {% endif %}
       - FRESHRSS_DB_TYPE=pgsql
-      - FRESHRSS_DB_HOST={{ freshrss_postgres_server }}:{{ freshrss_postgres_port }};sslmode={{ freshrss_postgres_ssl_mode }};sslrootcert={{ freshrss_postgres_ssl_rootcert }}
+      - FRESHRSS_DB_HOST={{ freshrss_postgres_server }};sslmode={{ freshrss_postgres_ssl_mode }};sslrootcert=ca-certificates.crt
+      - FRESHRSS_DB_PORT={{ freshrss_postgres_port }}
       - FRESHRSS_DB_USER={{ freshrss_postgres_user.name }}
       - FRESHRSS_DB_PASSWORD={{ freshrss_postgres_user.password }}
       - FRESHRSS_DB_BASE={{ freshrss_postgres_db.name }}