diff --git a/pkg/config/custom.go b/pkg/config/custom.go
index eaa8856..06550d6 100644
--- a/pkg/config/custom.go
+++ b/pkg/config/custom.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ type ServiceConfig struct {
 	EconetEmail    string `yaml:"econetEmail"    json:"econetEmail,omitempty"    env:"ECONET_EMAIL"`
 	EconetPassword string `yaml:"econetPassword" json:"econetPassword,omitempty" env:"ECONET_PASSWORD"`
 
+	// Necessary due to ancient TLS certificate run by cloudblade that isn't trusted in modern ca-certificate bundles
+	EconetTLSInsecure bool `yaml:"econetTLSInsecure" json:"econetTLSInsecure,omitempty" env:"ECONET_TLS_INSECURE" default:"false"`
+
 	// CostPerKWH is the electricity price in US dollars per kWh (e.g. 0.18
 	// means 18 cents/kWh, NOT 18). It derives the econet_energy_cost_dollars
 	// metric from kWh energy usage.
diff --git a/pkg/econet/econet.go b/pkg/econet/econet.go
index 71cba63..e8eba0a 100644
--- a/pkg/econet/econet.go
+++ b/pkg/econet/econet.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ package econet
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
 
 	rheemcloud "github.com/kevinburke/rheemcloud-go"
 
@@ -55,6 +57,13 @@ func connect(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.ServiceConfig) (*rheemcloud.Client
 	}
 	client, err := rheemcloud.Connect(ctx, cfg.EconetEmail, cfg.EconetPassword, &rheemcloud.Config{
 		Logger: slog.Default(),
+		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+					InsecureSkipVerify: cfg.EconetTLSInsecure,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("econet: connect failed: %w", err)