diff --git a/Containers/talk/Dockerfile b/Containers/talk/Dockerfile
index 7714a00f..4654ef44 100644
--- a/Containers/talk/Dockerfile
+++ b/Containers/talk/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 
 FROM alpine:3.21.3
 ENV ETURNAL_ETC_DIR="/conf"
+ENV SKIP_CERT_VERIFY=false
 COPY --from=janus     --chmod=777 --chown=1000:1000 /usr/local                          /usr/local
 COPY --from=eturnal   --chmod=777 --chown=1000:1000 /opt/eturnal                        /opt/eturnal
 COPY --from=nats      --chmod=777 --chown=1000:1000 /nats-server                        /usr/local/bin/nats-server
diff --git a/Containers/talk/start.sh b/Containers/talk/start.sh
index 185dde8a..b07f5bc9 100644
--- a/Containers/talk/start.sh
+++ b/Containers/talk/start.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ backends = backend-1
 allowall = false
 timeout = 10
 connectionsperhost = 8
+skipverify = ${SKIP_CERT_VERIFY}
 
 [backend-1]
 url = https://${NC_DOMAIN}