diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 3625819..ebcc2b5 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ app.use((err, req, res) => {
   res.render("error");
 });
 
-db.sequelize.sync({ force: false });
+db.sequelize.sync({ force: false }).then(()=>{
+  app.listen(port, () => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(`Servidor funcionando en el puerto ${port}`);
+  });
+})
 
-app.listen(port, () => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log(`Servidor funcionando en el puerto ${port}`);
-});
 
 module.exports = app;
diff --git a/config/config.js b/config/config.js
index 1f546be..6693f55 100644
--- a/config/config.js
+++ b/config/config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require("dotenv").config();
 
 module.exports = {
-  SECRET: "AlkemyBank",
   development: {
     username: process.env.DB_USER,
     password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
@@ -9,6 +8,8 @@ module.exports = {
     host: process.env.DB_HOST,
     port: process.env.DB_PORT,
     dialect: "mysql",
+    logging: false, // set to console.log to see the raw SQL queries
+    native: false, // lets Sequelize know we can use pg-native for ~30% more speed
   },
 
   production: {
@@ -18,5 +19,19 @@ module.exports = {
     host: process.env.DB_HOST,
     port: process.env.DB_PORT,
     dialect: "mysql",
+    pool: {
+      max: 3,
+      min: 1,
+      idle: 10000,
+    },
+    dialectOptions: {
+      ssl: {
+        require: true,
+        // Ref.: https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/issues/2009
+        rejectUnauthorized: false,
+      },
+      keepAlive: true,
+    },
+    ssl: true,
   },
 };