diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 7cec29e..6a11b60 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -167,26 +167,28 @@
 			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_capath']) OR $ssl['capath'] = $this->encrypt['ssl_capath'];
 			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_cipher']) OR $ssl['cipher'] = $this->encrypt['ssl_cipher'];
 
+			if (isset($this->encrypt['ssl_verify']))
+			{
+				$client_flags |= MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL;
+
+				if ($this->encrypt['ssl_verify'])
+				{
+					defined('MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT') && $this->_mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, TRUE);
+				}
+				// Apparently (when it exists), setting MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT
+				// to FALSE didn't do anything, so PHP 5.6.16 introduced yet another
+				// constant ...
+				//
+				// https://secure.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.16
+				// https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68344
+				elseif (defined('MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT'))
+				{
+					$client_flags |= MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT;
+				}
+			}
+
 			if ( ! empty($ssl))
 			{
-				if (isset($this->encrypt['ssl_verify']))
-				{
-					if ($this->encrypt['ssl_verify'])
-					{
-						defined('MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT') && $this->_mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, TRUE);
-					}
-					// Apparently (when it exists), setting MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT
-					// to FALSE didn't do anything, so PHP 5.6.16 introduced yet another
-					// constant ...
-					//
-					// https://secure.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.16
-					// https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68344
-					elseif (defined('MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT'))
-					{
-						$client_flags |= MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT;
-					}
-				}
-
 				$client_flags |= MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL;
 				$this->_mysqli->ssl_set(
 					isset($ssl['key'])    ? $ssl['key']    : NULL,
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 966b4cb..ddcb4ba 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 -  Fixed a bug (#5526) - :doc:`Session Library <libraries/sessions>` had a syntax error in its 'memcached' driver.
 -  Fixed a bug (#5542) - :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>` method ``modify_column()`` always made fields ``NOT NULL`` when attempting to modify their nullable property under PostgreSQL.
+-  Fixed a bug (#5561) - :doc:`Database Library <database/index>` didn't allow SSL connection configuration with only the 'ssl_verify' option when using the 'mysqli' driver.
 
 Version 3.1.9
 =============