diff --git a/.changeset/seven-bears-reply.md b/.changeset/seven-bears-reply.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a750aa86d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-bears-reply.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"medusa-test-utils": patch
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+fix(medusa-test-utils): recompute driver options
diff --git a/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts b/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts
index 38e660b65f..6f4b873afa 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ export function medusaIntegrationTestRunner({
   ) => {
     const config = originalConfigLoader(rootDirectory)
     config.projectConfig.database_url = dbConfig.clientUrl
+    config.projectConfig.database_driver_options = dbConfig.clientUrl.includes("localhost") ? {} : {
+      connection: {
+        ssl: { rejectUnauthorized: false },
+      },
+      idle_in_transaction_session_timeout: 20000,
+    }
     return config
   }