diff --git a/assets/setup/install b/assets/setup/install
index 4232ea0..d991ff7 100644
--- a/assets/setup/install
+++ b/assets/setup/install
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+# make sure ssl is disabled
+sed 's/ssl = true/#ssl = true/' -i /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf
+
 # listen on all interfaces
 cat >> /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf <<EOF
 listen_addresses = '*'