diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml b/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
index 7994e75d4a..0b903c4a87 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       DATABASE_PASSWORD: "{{ pg_password }}"
       DATABASE_PORT: "{{ pg_port }}"
       DATABASE_HOST: "{{ pg_hostname_actual }}"
-      DATABASE_SSLMODE: "{{ pg_sslmode }}"
+      DATABASE_SSLMODE: "{{ pg_sslmode | default(omit) }}"
       RABBITMQ_USER: "{{ rabbitmq_default_username }}"
       RABBITMQ_PASSWORD: "{{ rabbitmq_default_password }}"
       RABBITMQ_HOST: "rabbitmq"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
       DATABASE_PASSWORD: "{{ pg_password }}"
       DATABASE_HOST: "{{ pg_hostname_actual }}"
       DATABASE_PORT: "{{ pg_port }}"
-      DATABASE_SSLMODE: "{{ pg_sslmode }}"
+      DATABASE_SSLMODE: "{{ pg_sslmode | default(omit) }}"
       RABBITMQ_USER: "{{ rabbitmq_default_username }}"
       RABBITMQ_PASSWORD: "{{ rabbitmq_default_password }}"
       RABBITMQ_HOST: "rabbitmq"