diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 0060c61a..f5805310 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -19072,23 +19072,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/tailwindcss/node_modules/yaml": {
-      "version": "2.9.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2AvhNX3mb8zd6Zy7INTtSpl1F15HW6Wnqj0srWlkKLcpYl/gMIMJiyuGq2KeI2YFxUPjdlB+3Lc10seMLtL4cA==",
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "optional": true,
-      "peer": true,
-      "bin": {
-        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14.6"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/eemeli"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/tapable": {
       "version": "2.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tapable/-/tapable-2.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ae2baa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "Smart-Health-Predictive",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}
diff --git a/server/alembic/env.py b/server/alembic/env.py
index 25e481dd..bc0f866c 100644
--- a/server/alembic/env.py
+++ b/server/alembic/env.py
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ def run_migrations_online() -> None:
     # Get the absolute path to the CA certificate
     cert_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'certs', 'DigiCertGlobalRootCA.crt.pem')
 
+    connect_args = {}
+
+    if os.getenv("MYSQL_SSL", "false").lower() == "true":
+        connect_args["ssl_ca"] = cert_path
+
     connectable = create_engine(
         url,
-        connect_args={
-            'ssl_ca': cert_path  # Path to CA certificate
-        }
+        connect_args=connect_args
     )
     
     with connectable.connect() as connection:
diff --git a/server/prediction_models/model_cardio_h.joblib b/server/prediction_models/model_cardio_h.joblib
index f6a29fd9..f7df0d93 100644
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diff --git a/server/prediction_models/model_diabetes_h.joblib b/server/prediction_models/model_diabetes_h.joblib
index ac75cd33..74914155 100644
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diff --git a/server/prediction_models/model_stroke_h.joblib b/server/prediction_models/model_stroke_h.joblib
index 75a073e2..86526db2 100644
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diff --git a/server/utils/database.py b/server/utils/database.py
index 15a9b40b..7cd4193d 100644
--- a/server/utils/database.py
+++ b/server/utils/database.py
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@
 # Get the absolute path to the CA certificate
 cert_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'certs', 'DigiCertGlobalRootCA.crt.pem')
 
-# Create the database connection manager with SSL enabled (for Azure MySQL)
+
+connect_args = {}
+
+# Only enable SSL if explicitly requested
+if os.getenv("MYSQL_SSL", "false").lower() == "true":
+    connect_args["ssl_ca"] = cert_path
+
 engine = create_engine(
     DATABASE_URL,
-    connect_args={
-        'ssl_ca': cert_path  # Path to CA certificate
-    }
+    connect_args=connect_args
 )
 session_local = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, bind=engine)