diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index f4597c7..4a14eea 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 					// https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68344
 					elseif (defined('MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT'))
 					{
-						$this->_mysqli->options(MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, TRUE);
+						$client_flags |= MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT;
 					}
 				}