diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7e0591281..5d6c7ebd17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ it being synced automatically everyday.
 | EXIT_AFTER_NO_JOB_FOR_SECS          | None                                       | Exit worker if no job is received after duration in secs if defined                                                                                                                                | Worker                |
 | OAUTH_JSON_AS_BASE64                | None                                       | Base64 encoded JSON of the OAuth configuration. e.g `OAUTH_JSON_AS_BASE64=$(base64 oauth.json \| tr -d '\n')` to encode it                                                                         | Server                |
 | REQUEST_SIZE_LIMIT                  | 2097152 (2MB)                              | Max request size which impact the maximum size of resources and payload size of job args                                                                                                           | Server                |
+| ACCEPT_INVALID_CERTS                | false                                      | Accept invalid certificates, including self-signed and expired certificates                                                                                                          | Server                |
 
 ## Run a local dev setup
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
index a216695951..ccd3dd2c79 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 
     pub static ref HTTP_CLIENT: Client = reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
         .user_agent("windmill/beta")
+        .danger_accept_invalid_certs(std::env::var("ACCEPT_INVALID_CERTS").is_ok())
         .build().unwrap();
 
     pub static ref OAUTH_CLIENTS: AllClients = build_oauth_clients(&BASE_URL)