diff --git a/api/chalicelib/utils/s3.py b/api/chalicelib/utils/s3.py
index 366a5d181..8a2369647 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/utils/s3.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/utils/s3.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ else:
                           aws_access_key_id=config("S3_KEY"),
                           aws_secret_access_key=config("S3_SECRET"),
                           config=Config(signature_version='s3v4'),
-                          region_name=config("sessions_region"))
+                          region_name=config("sessions_region"),
+                          verify=(False if config("S3_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFY") else True))
 
 
 def __get_s3_resource():
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ def __get_s3_resource():
                           aws_access_key_id=config("S3_KEY"),
                           aws_secret_access_key=config("S3_SECRET"),
                           config=Config(signature_version='s3v4'),
-                          region_name=config("sessions_region"))
+                          region_name=config("sessions_region"),
+                          verify=(False if config("S3_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFY") else True))
 
 
 def exists(bucket, key):
diff --git a/api/env.default b/api/env.default
index 78acd001c..6fc4752ad 100644
--- a/api/env.default
+++ b/api/env.default
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ EMAIL_USE_TLS=true
 S3_HOST=
 S3_KEY=
 S3_SECRET=
+S3_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFY=
 SITE_URL=
 announcement_url=
 captcha_key=
diff --git a/ee/api/env.default b/ee/api/env.default
index cdbc3d256..075b53eca 100644
--- a/ee/api/env.default
+++ b/ee/api/env.default
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LICENSE_KEY=
 S3_HOST=
 S3_KEY=
 S3_SECRET=
+S3_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFY=
 SAML2_MD_URL=
 SITE_URL=
 announcement_url=