diff --git a/config/newrelic.yml b/config/newrelic.yml
index a20703a91..dda7e7d15 100644
--- a/config/newrelic.yml
+++ b/config/newrelic.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ common: &default_settings
   # encryption involved in SSL communication, but this work is done
   # asynchronously to the threads that process your application code,
   # so it should not impact response times.
-  ssl: false
+  ssl: true
 
   # EXPERIMENTAL: enable verification of the SSL certificate sent by
   # the server. This setting has no effect unless SSL is enabled