diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 086168a..8c1f1a1 100755
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ then
   ln -s /vault/secrets/.env .env
 fi
 
-while ! mysqladmin ping -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -P "$MYSQL_PORT" -u "$MYSQL_USER" -p"$MYSQL_PASSWORD" --silent; do
+while ! mysqladmin ping --skip-ssl -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -P "$MYSQL_PORT" -u "$MYSQL_USER" -p"$MYSQL_PASSWORD" --silent; do
   echo 'Database not ready yet'
   sleep 1
 done