diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index 60d26d280..bb461edb3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -47,26 +47,29 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (filename, bruJson, collectionPath, coll
 
     const options = getOptions();
     const insecure = get(options, 'insecure', false);
+    const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
     if(insecure) {
-      request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-        rejectUnauthorized: false
-      });
+      httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
     }
     else {
       const cacertArray = [options['cacert'], process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
-      const cacertFile = cacertArray.find(el => el);
+      const cacert = cacertArray.find(el => el);
       if (cacert && cacert.length > 1) {
         try {
-          caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacert)
-          request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-            ca: caCrt
-          });
+          caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacert);
+          httpsAgentRequestFields['ca'] = caCrt;
         } catch(err) {
           console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + cacert, err);
         }
       }
     }
 
+    if (Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0) {
+      request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
+        ...httpsAgentRequestFields
+      });
+    }
+
     // stringify the request url encoded params
     if(request.headers['content-type'] === 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded') {
       request.data = qs.stringify(request.data);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index 29860758b..a8cba7400 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -148,11 +148,9 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
 
       const preferences = getPreferences();
       const sslVerification = get(preferences, 'request.sslVerification', true);
-
+      const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
       if(!sslVerification) {
-        request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-          rejectUnauthorized: false
-        });
+        httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
       }
       else {
         const cacertArray = [preferences['cacert'], process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
@@ -160,16 +158,20 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
         if (cacertFile && cacertFile.length > 1) {
           try {
             const fs = require('fs');
-            caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacertFile)
-            request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-              ca: caCrt
-            });
+            caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacertFile);
+            httpsAgentRequestFields['ca'] = caCrt;
           } catch(err) {
             console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + cacertFile, err);
           }
         }
       }
 
+      if (Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0) {
+        request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
+          ...httpsAgentRequestFields
+        });
+      }
+
       const response = await axios(request);
 
       // run post-response vars