jsonlite throws SSL connect error through firewall

[ajstamm]

When I run this code (adapted from MODISTools package) from home, it works fine.

my_url <- "https://modis.ornl.gov/rst/api/v1//MOD13Q1/bands"
my_bands <- jsonlite::fromJSON(my_url)$band

When I run the same code from my work computer (with a firewall), I need to modify the code like this, so that I read the file to my computer first, then interpret through JSON. This works fine if I'm calling JSON directly, but not if I'm using pre-made functions.

my_file <- readr::read_file(my_url)
my_bands <- jsonlite::fromJSON(my_file)$band

I am using R 4.3.0 and jsonlite 1.8.4.