diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c4ec10b..f333ef9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:18
+FROM node:22
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY . .
 RUN yarn install
diff --git a/Dockerfile.build b/Dockerfile.build
index 3c13437..ca25f21 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.build
+++ b/Dockerfile.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:18
+FROM node:22
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY . .
 RUN yarn install
diff --git a/src/utils/postgresConnection.ts b/src/utils/postgresConnection.ts
index f78bd9f..a8ac65a 100644
--- a/src/utils/postgresConnection.ts
+++ b/src/utils/postgresConnection.ts
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ export const client = new Client({
     host: process.env.POSTGRES_HOST,
     database: process.env.POSTGRES_DATABASE,
     password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
-    port: 5432,
+    port: parseInt(process.env.POSTGRES_PORT || '5433', 10),
+    ssl: process.env.POSTGRES_SSL === 'true' ? { rejectUnauthorized: false } : undefined,
 });
 export const connectDB = async () => {
     try {
         await client.connect();
         logger.info('Database connected successfully');
     } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('Database connection error:', error);
+        logger.error({ err: error }, 'Database connection error');
         throw new Error('Database connection error');
     }
 };
 connectDB()
-module.exports = { client }
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = { client }