diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts
index 9deb7909167..acd23318b6d 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/postgres/module.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ class PostgresConfigCtrl {
 
   /** @ngInject **/
   constructor($scope) {
-    this.current.jsonData.sslmode = this.current.jsonData.sslmode || 'verify-full';
+    this.current.jsonData.sslmode = this.current.jsonData.sslmode || 'require';
   }
-
 }
 
 const defaultQuery = `SELECT