diff --git a/rel/overlay/etc/rcouch/local.ini b/rel/overlay/etc/rcouch/local.ini
index 3a4129fc..7d395a58 100644
--- a/rel/overlay/etc/rcouch/local.ini
+++ b/rel/overlay/etc/rcouch/local.ini
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 [ssl]
 ;cert_file = /full/path/to/server_cert.pem
 ;key_file = /full/path/to/server_key.pem
+;ssl_options = [{cacertfile, "/full/path/to/testca/cacert.pem"}, {verify,verify_peer}, {fail_if_no_peer_cert,false}] 
 
 ; To enable Virtual Hosts in CouchDB, add a vhost = path directive. All requests to
 ; the Virual Host will be redirected to the path. In the example below all requests