diff --git a/result/server.js b/result/server.js
index 1c8593e7ee..536b189eb9 100644
--- a/result/server.js
+++ b/result/server.js
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ io.on('connection', function (socket) {
   });
 });
 
+const dbHost = process.env.POSTGRES_HOST || 'db';
 var pool = new Pool({
-  connectionString: 'postgres://postgres:postgres@db/postgres'
+  connectionString: `postgres://postgres:postgres@${dbHost}/postgres`,
+  ssl: {
+    rejectUnauthorized: false
+  }
 });
 
 async.retry(
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ async.retry(
   function(callback) {
     pool.connect(function(err, client, done) {
       if (err) {
-        console.error("Waiting for db");
+        console.error(`Waiting for ${dbHost}`);
       }
       callback(err, client);
     });
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ async.retry(
     if (err) {
       return console.error("Giving up");
     }
-    console.log("Connected to db");
+    console.log(`Connected to ${dbHost}`);
     getVotes(client);
   }
 );
diff --git a/vote/app.py b/vote/app.py
index 596546612a..bf9f82c9b4 100644
--- a/vote/app.py
+++ b/vote/app.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 def get_redis():
     if not hasattr(g, 'redis'):
-        g.redis = Redis(host="redis", db=0, socket_timeout=5)
+        redis_host = os.environ.get('REDIS_HOST', 'redis')
+        g.redis = Redis(host=redis_host, db=0, socket_timeout=5)
     return g.redis
 
 @app.route("/", methods=['POST','GET'])
diff --git a/worker/Program.cs b/worker/Program.cs
index 9b5fb74d1a..f65032825d 100644
--- a/worker/Program.cs
+++ b/worker/Program.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ public static int Main(string[] args)
         {
             try
             {
-                var pgsql = OpenDbConnection("Server=db;Username=postgres;Password=postgres;");
-                var redisConn = OpenRedisConnection("redis");
+                var postgresHost = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_HOST") ?? "db";
+                var pgsql = OpenDbConnection($"Server={postgresHost};Username=postgres;Password=postgres;SslMode=Prefer;Trust Server Certificate=true;");
+                var redisHost = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("REDIS_HOST") ?? "redis";
+                var redisConn = OpenRedisConnection(redisHost);
                 var redis = redisConn.GetDatabase();
 
                 // Keep alive is not implemented in Npgsql yet. This workaround was recommended:
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ public static int Main(string[] args)
                     // Reconnect redis if down
                     if (redisConn == null || !redisConn.IsConnected) {
                         Console.WriteLine("Reconnecting Redis");
-                        redisConn = OpenRedisConnection("redis");
+                        redisConn = OpenRedisConnection(redisHost);
                         redis = redisConn.GetDatabase();
                     }
                     string json = redis.ListLeftPopAsync("votes").Result;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ public static int Main(string[] args)
                         if (!pgsql.State.Equals(System.Data.ConnectionState.Open))
                         {
                             Console.WriteLine("Reconnecting DB");
-                            pgsql = OpenDbConnection("Server=db;Username=postgres;Password=postgres;");
+                            pgsql = OpenDbConnection($"Server={postgresHost};Username=postgres;Password=postgres;SslMode=Prefer;Trust Server Certificate=true;");
                         }
                         else
                         { // Normal +1 vote requested
@@ -151,4 +153,4 @@ private static void UpdateVote(NpgsqlConnection connection, string voterId, stri
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}