diff --git a/lib/pubsubstub.rb b/lib/pubsubstub.rb
index 872fbf5..6be54ac 100644
--- a/lib/pubsubstub.rb
+++ b/lib/pubsubstub.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def redis=(client)
     end
 
     def new_redis
-      Redis.new(url: redis_url)
+      Redis.new(url: redis_url, ssl_params: redis_ssl_params)
     end
 
     def subscriber
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ def report_errors
       handle_error(error)
       raise
     end
+
+    def redis_ssl_params
+      if(ENV['REDIS_SSL_VERIFY'] == 'false')
+        {
+          verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
+        }
+      else
+        {}
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   self.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)