diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root/root.go b/pkg/cmd/root/root.go
index d23b7e8f..216f633d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root/root.go
@@ -110,6 +110,21 @@ func initConfig() {
 		caCertPool := x509.NewCertPool()
 		caCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCert)
 		http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{RootCAs: caCertPool}
+	} else {
+		configFilePath := utils.GetLitmusConfigPath(rootCmd)
+		obj, err := config2.YamltoObject(configFilePath)
+		cobra.CheckErr(err)
+		// Check if CACert file string is present in the config file
+		if obj.CACert != "" {
+			configFilePath := utils.GetLitmusConfigPath(rootCmd)
+			obj, err := config2.YamltoObject(configFilePath)
+			cobra.CheckErr(err)
+			caCertFile, err := os.ReadFile(obj.CACert)
+			cobra.CheckErr(err)
+			caCertPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+			caCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCertFile)
+			http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{RootCAs: caCertPool}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If a config file is found, read it in.
diff --git a/pkg/types/config_types.go b/pkg/types/config_types.go
index b1fff53a..b87631d1 100644
--- a/pkg/types/config_types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/config_types.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type LitmuCtlConfig struct {
 	CurrentAccount string    `yaml:"current-account" json:"current-account"`
 	CurrentUser    string    `yaml:"current-user" json:"current-user"`
 	Kind           string    `yaml:"kind" json:"kind"`
+	CACert         string    `yaml:"cacert" json:"cacert"`
 }
 
 type Current struct {