diff --git a/yt_pubsub_handler/__init__.py b/yt_pubsub_handler/__init__.py
index d3840d7..75e9e68 100644
--- a/yt_pubsub_handler/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_pubsub_handler/__init__.py
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 
 
 def create_app(test_config=None):
+    certs_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__), 'certs'))
+    ssl_cert_path = os.path.join(certs_dir, 'ca-certificates.crt')
     app = Flask(__name__, instance_relative_config=True)
     app.config.from_mapping(
         SECRET_KEY=os.getenv("SECRET_KEY", 'dev'),
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=os.getenv(
-            "DATABASE_URL", "sqlite:///yt_pubsub_handler.db"),
+            "DATABASE_URL", "sqlite:///yt_pubsub_handler.db") + ssl_cert_path,
         SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS=False,
         SCHEDULER_API_ENABLED=True
     )
diff --git a/zappa_settings.json b/zappa_settings.json
index 2f9e95a..402c836 100644
--- a/zappa_settings.json
+++ b/zappa_settings.json
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
         "expression": "rate(1 hour)"
       }
     ],
-    "remote_env": "s3://zappa-yt-pubsub-handler-production/env.json"
+    "remote_env": "s3://zappa-yt-pubsub-handler-production/env.json",
+    "extra_packages": ["certifi"],
+    "include": ["certs/ca-certificates.crt"]
   }
 }