diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7d49e937b..11d7027c0 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - mysql
     environment:
-      SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL: jdbc:mysql://mysql/ftgo
+      SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL: jdbc:mysql://mysql/ftgo?sslMode=REQUIRED
       SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME: mysqluser
       SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD: mysqlpw
       SPRING_DATASOURCE_DRIVER_CLASS_NAME: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
diff --git a/ftgo-application/src/main/resources/application.properties b/ftgo-application/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 1837281b6..757b18111 100644
--- a/ftgo-application/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/ftgo-application/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ spring.application.name=ftgo-application
 
 spring.jpa.generate-ddl=false
 logging.level.org.springframework.orm.jpa=INFO
-logging.level.org.hibernate.SQL=DEBUG
-spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://${DOCKER_HOST_IP:localhost}/ftgo?useSSL=false&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true
-spring.datasource.username=mysqluser
-spring.datasource.password=mysqlpw
+logging.level.org.hibernate.SQL=WARN
+logging.level.org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BasicBinder=WARN
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://${DOCKER_HOST_IP:localhost}/ftgo?sslMode=REQUIRED
+spring.datasource.username=${SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME:mysqluser}
+spring.datasource.password=${SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD:mysqlpw}
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
diff --git a/mysql/Dockerfile b/mysql/Dockerfile
index 13ca527a6..2345df654 100644
--- a/mysql/Dockerfile
+++ b/mysql/Dockerfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-FROM mysql:5.7.13
+FROM mysql:5.7.44
 COPY schema.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/schema.sql