diff --git a/lib/defaults.js b/lib/defaults.js
index 9f5687b05..63bfa3196 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/defaults.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var defaults = module.exports = {
 
   client_encoding: "",
 
-  ssl: false,
+  ssl: true,
 
   application_name : undefined,
   fallback_application_name: undefined