diff --git a/backend/src/bin/daemon.rs b/backend/src/bin/daemon.rs
index 3dd4fa07..0e87ee0c 100644
--- a/backend/src/bin/daemon.rs
+++ b/backend/src/bin/daemon.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ struct Cli {
     /// Docker socket proxy
     #[arg(long)]
     docker_proxy: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Allow self-signed certificates
+    #[arg(long)]
+    allow_self_signed_certs: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl From<Cli> for CliArgs {
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ impl From<Cli> for CliArgs {
             concurrent_scans: cli.concurrent_scans,
             daemon_api_key: cli.daemon_api_key,
             docker_proxy: cli.docker_proxy,
+            allow_self_signed_certs: cli.allow_self_signed_certs,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/daemon/runtime/service.rs b/backend/src/daemon/runtime/service.rs
index f8c288eb..4a37cf74 100644
--- a/backend/src/daemon/runtime/service.rs
+++ b/backend/src/daemon/runtime/service.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,19 @@ pub struct DaemonRuntimeService {
 
 impl DaemonRuntimeService {
     pub fn new(config_store: Arc<ConfigStore>) -> Self {
+        let mut client_builder = reqwest::Client::builder();
+
+        if config_store
+            .get_allow_self_signed_certs()
+            .unwrap_or(Some(false))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+        {
+            client_builder = client_builder.danger_accept_invalid_certs(true);
+        }
+
         Self {
             config_store,
-            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+            client: client_builder.build().unwrap(),
             utils: create_system_utils(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/daemon/shared/storage.rs b/backend/src/daemon/shared/storage.rs
index 58667acd..ac9b010b 100644
--- a/backend/src/daemon/shared/storage.rs
+++ b/backend/src/daemon/shared/storage.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub struct CliArgs {
     pub concurrent_scans: Option<usize>,
     pub daemon_api_key: Option<String>,
     pub docker_proxy: Option<String>,
+    pub allow_self_signed_certs: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 /// Unified configuration struct that handles both startup and runtime config
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
     pub host_id: Option<Uuid>,
     pub daemon_api_key: Option<String>,
     pub docker_proxy: Option<String>,
+    pub allow_self_signed_certs: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl Default for AppConfig {
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ impl Default for AppConfig {
             daemon_api_key: None,
             concurrent_scans: 15,
             docker_proxy: None,
+            allow_self_signed_certs: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ impl AppConfig {
         if let Some(docker_proxy) = cli_args.docker_proxy {
             figment = figment.merge(("docker_proxy", docker_proxy));
         }
+        if let Some(allow_self_signed_certs) = cli_args.allow_self_signed_certs {
+            figment = figment.merge(("allow_self_signed_certs", allow_self_signed_certs));
+        }
 
         let config: AppConfig = figment
             .extract()
@@ -282,6 +288,11 @@ impl ConfigStore {
         Ok(config.docker_proxy.clone())
     }
 
+    pub fn get_allow_self_signed_certs(&self) -> Result<Option<bool>> {
+        let config = self.config.try_read()?;
+        Ok(config.allow_self_signed_certs)
+    }
+
     pub async fn get_heartbeat_interval(&self) -> Result<u64> {
         let config = self.config.read().await;
         Ok(config.heartbeat_interval)