diff --git a/_site/content/posts/modules/jira.md b/_site/content/posts/modules/jira.md
index 08479c62d..d1cf2752a 100644
--- a/_site/content/posts/modules/jira.md
+++ b/_site/content/posts/modules/jira.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jira:
   project: "JIRA"
   refreshInterval: 900
   username: "chris.cummer"
+  verifyServerCertificate: true
 ```
 
 ### Attributes
@@ -86,3 +87,8 @@ Values: A positive integer, `0..n`.
 
 `username` <br />
 Your Jira username. <br />
+
+`verifyServerCertificate` <br />
+_Optional_ <br />
+Determines whether or not the server's certificate chain and host name are verified. <br />
+Values: `true`, `false`.
diff --git a/jira/client.go b/jira/client.go
index b7903018d..ca03152e4 100644
--- a/jira/client.go
+++ b/jira/client.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package jira
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -59,7 +60,13 @@ func jiraRequest(path string) (*http.Response, error) {
 	}
 	req.SetBasicAuth(Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.email"), os.Getenv("WTF_JIRA_API_KEY"))
 
-	httpClient := &http.Client{}
+	verifyServerCertificate := Config.UBool("wtf.mods.jira.verifyServerCertificate", true)
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: &http.Transport{
+            TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+                InsecureSkipVerify: !verifyServerCertificate,
+            },
+        },
+    }
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err