diff --git a/secondhand/src/main/resources/application-testDB.yml b/secondhand/src/main/resources/application-testDB.yml
index 7127db97f..dd16ba226 100644
--- a/secondhand/src/main/resources/application-testDB.yml
+++ b/secondhand/src/main/resources/application-testDB.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 spring:
   datasource:
-    url: jdbc:mysql://mysql_db:3306/second_hand
+    url: jdbc:mysql://mysql_db:3306/second_hand?allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true&useSSL=false
     username: root
     password: 1234