diff --git a/backplane-dns.lisp b/backplane-dns.lisp
index 78ddc3f..f56dd2e 100644
--- a/backplane-dns.lisp
+++ b/backplane-dns.lisp
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@
                                db-host
                                db-name
                                db-username
-                               db-password)
-  (postmodern:with-connection (list db-name db-username db-password db-host :use-ssl :try)
+                               db-password
+                               db-tls)
+  (postmodern:with-connection (list db-name db-username db-password db-host)
     (with-backplane xmpp-host xmpp-username xmpp-password
       (lambda (backplane)
         (xmpp:receive-stanza-loop backplane)))))