diff --git a/docs/tutorials/switching-sqlite-postgres.md b/docs/tutorials/switching-sqlite-postgres.md
index fafd2ad586..8a7f90b21f 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/switching-sqlite-postgres.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/switching-sqlite-postgres.md
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ backend:
 +      user: ${POSTGRES_USER}
 +      password: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
 +      # https://node-postgres.com/features/ssl
-+      #ssl: require # see https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-ssl.html Table 33.1. SSL Mode Descriptions (e.g. require)
-+        #ca: # if you have a CA file and want to verify it you can uncomment this section
-+        #$file: <file-path>/ca/server.crt
++      # you can set the sslmode configuration option via the `PGSSLMODE` environment variable
++      # see https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-ssl.html Table 33.1. SSL Mode Descriptions (e.g. require)
++      # ssl:
++      #   ca: # if you have a CA file and want to verify it you can uncomment this section
++      #     $file: <file-path>/ca/server.crt
 ```
 
 If you have an `app-config.local.yaml` for local development, a similar update