diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b838eed..53e297f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pnpm-debug.log*
 .env
 .env.production
 config.json
+certs/
 
 # macOS-specific files
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts b/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts
index 153ef43..bd5449c 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import { MongoClient } from "mongodb";
 import config from '../../../config.json'
 
 const uri = config.MONGODB_URI;
-const options = {};
+const options = {
+    tlsCertificateKeyFile: config.MONGODB_CERT
+};
 
 const mongo = new MongoClient(uri, options);