diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts
index acd23318b6d..a24971fa1a1 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class PostgresConfigCtrl {
 
   /** @ngInject **/
   constructor($scope) {
-    this.current.jsonData.sslmode = this.current.jsonData.sslmode || 'require';
+    this.current.jsonData.sslmode = this.current.jsonData.sslmode || 'verify-full';
   }
 }