diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 11c8c9f3..05475b82 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ services:
       PGHOST: db
       # set this to true in the development environment until I can get SSL setup on the 
       # docker postgres instance
-      PGTESTNOSSL: true
+      PGTESTNOSSL: 'true'
       
     # Overrides default command so things don't shut down after the process ends.
     command: sleep infinity