diff --git a/fuse-products/src/main/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/datasource/DataSourceCustomizer.java b/fuse-products/src/main/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/datasource/DataSourceCustomizer.java
index 7a91d1075..7edda39ab 100644
--- a/fuse-products/src/main/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/datasource/DataSourceCustomizer.java
+++ b/fuse-products/src/main/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/datasource/DataSourceCustomizer.java
@@ -81,10 +81,13 @@ public void customizeSpringboot() {
 
     @Override
     public void customizeQuarkus() {
+        if (type.contains("mssql")) {
+            url = url + ";encrypt=false;"; //turn off SSL similarly to springboot (method above)
+        }
         getIntegrationBuilder().addToProperties(
             Map.of(
                 "quarkus.datasource.db-kind", type,
-                "quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", url + ";encrypt=false;", //turn off SSL similarly to springboot (method above)
+                "quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", url,
                 "quarkus.datasource.username", username,
                 "quarkus.datasource.password", password
                 )
diff --git a/fuse-products/src/test/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/DataSourceCustomizerTest.java b/fuse-products/src/test/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/DataSourceCustomizerTest.java
index 2d5150b8e..97327188a 100644
--- a/fuse-products/src/test/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/DataSourceCustomizerTest.java
+++ b/fuse-products/src/test/java/software/tnb/product/customizer/component/DataSourceCustomizerTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public void validateQuarkus() {
         customizer.doCustomize();
         Assertions.assertThat(ib.getProperties()).isEqualTo(Map.of(
             "quarkus.datasource.db-kind", type,
-            "quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", url + ";encrypt=false;",
+            "quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", url,
             "quarkus.datasource.username", username,
             "quarkus.datasource.password", password
         ));