diff --git a/build/compose-devnet.yaml b/build/compose-devnet.yaml
index 2be3edc12..a4887869b 100644
--- a/build/compose-devnet.yaml
+++ b/build/compose-devnet.yaml
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ services:
       CARTESI_FEATURE_MACHINE_HASH_CHECK_ENABLED: "false"
       CARTESI_AUTH_KIND: "mnemonic"
       CARTESI_AUTH_MNEMONIC: "test test test test test test test test test test test junk"
-      CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSLMODE_ENABLED: "false"
+      CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSL_ENABLED: "false"
diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 67a4653ae..460f264a1 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ for more information.
 * **Type:** `string`
 * **Default:** `""`
 
-## `CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSLMODE_ENABLED`
+## `CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSL_ENABLED`
 
 When enabled, will connect to postgres database via SSL.
 
diff --git a/internal/node/config/generate/Config.toml b/internal/node/config/generate/Config.toml
index a1b9dfe27..c86fbebc4 100644
--- a/internal/node/config/generate/Config.toml
+++ b/internal/node/config/generate/Config.toml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ It is also possible to set the endpoint without a password and load it from Post
 See [this](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-PASSFILE)
 for more information."""
 
-[postgres.CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSLMODE_ENABLED]
+[postgres.CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSL_ENABLED]
 default = "true"
 go-type = "bool"
 description = """
diff --git a/internal/node/config/generated.go b/internal/node/config/generated.go
index 24c899e2e..a3ceb8aff 100644
--- a/internal/node/config/generated.go
+++ b/internal/node/config/generated.go
@@ -456,14 +456,14 @@ func getPostgresEndpoint() string {
 	return val
 }
 
-func getPostgresSslmodeEnabled() bool {
-	s, ok := os.LookupEnv("CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSLMODE_ENABLED")
+func getPostgresSslEnabled() bool {
+	s, ok := os.LookupEnv("CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSL_ENABLED")
 	if !ok {
 		s = "true"
 	}
 	val, err := toBool(s)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSLMODE_ENABLED: %v", err))
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSL_ENABLED: %v", err))
 	}
 	return val
 }
diff --git a/setup_env.sh b/setup_env.sh
index 5b3fbf1a6..dda652e44 100644
--- a/setup_env.sh
+++ b/setup_env.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export CARTESI_AUTH_MNEMONIC="test test test test test test test test test test
 export CARTESI_POSTGRES_ENDPOINT="postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/postgres"
 export CARTESI_HTTP_ADDRESS="0.0.0.0"
 export CARTESI_HTTP_PORT="10000"
-export CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSLMODE_ENABLED="false"
+export CARTESI_POSTGRES_SSL_ENABLED="false"
 
 rust_bin_path="$PWD/cmd/authority-claimer/target/debug"
 # Check if the path is already in $PATH