diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ef0ac0..b531043 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Wait for MySQL
           run: |
               if ${{ matrix.db-type == 'mysql' }}; then
-                while ! mysqladmin ping --host=127.0.0.1 --password=$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD --silent; do
+                while ! mysqladmin ping --host=127.0.0.1 --password=$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD --ssl-mode=required --silent; do
                   sleep 1
                 done
               fi