diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
index 325ced567..f53162a24 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { exists, isFile, isDirectory, getSubDirectories } = require('../utils/fil
 const { runSingleRequest } = require('../runner/run-single-request');
 const { bruToEnvJson, getEnvVars } = require('../utils/bru');
 const { rpad } = require('../utils/common');
-const { bruToJson } = require('../utils/bru');
+const { bruToJson, getOptions } = require('../utils/bru');
 
 const command = 'run [filename]';
 const desc = 'Run a request';
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ const builder = async (yargs) => {
       describe: 'Environment variables',
       type: 'string',
     })
+    .option('insecure', {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      description: 'Allow insecure server connections'
+    })
     .example('$0 run request.bru', 'Run a request')
     .example('$0 run request.bru --env local', 'Run a request with the environment set to local')
     .example('$0 run folder', 'Run all requests in a folder')
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ const handler = async function (argv) {
     let {
       filename,
       env,
+      insecure,
       r: recursive
     } = argv;
     const collectionPath = process.cwd();
@@ -170,6 +175,11 @@ const handler = async function (argv) {
       envVars = getEnvVars(envJson);
     }
 
+    const options = getOptions();
+    if(insecure) {
+      options['insecure'] = true
+    } 
+
     const _isFile = await isFile(filename);
     if(_isFile) {
       console.log(chalk.yellow('Running Request \n'));
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index c00b447e3..68640ca19 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ const chalk = require('chalk');
 const { forOwn, each, extend, get } = require('lodash');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
 const axios = require('axios');
+const https = require('https');
 const prepareRequest = require('./prepare-request');
 const interpolateVars = require('./interpolate-vars');
 const { ScriptRuntime, TestRuntime, VarsRuntime, AssertRuntime } = require('@usebruno/js');
 const { stripExtension } = require('../utils/filesystem');
+const { getOptions } = require('../utils/bru');
 
 const runSingleRequest = async function (filename, bruJson, collectionPath, collectionVariables, envVariables) {
   let request;
@@ -42,6 +44,14 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (filename, bruJson, collectionPath, coll
     // interpolate variables inside request
     interpolateVars(request, envVariables, collectionVariables);
 
+    const insecure = get(getOptions(), 'insecure', false);
+    if(insecure) {
+      console.log("Certificate validation has been disabled.");
+      request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
+        rejectUnauthorized: false
+      });
+    }
+
     // 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-cli/src/utils/bru.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/bru.js
index f047fea69..9d7a578c4 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/bru.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/bru.js
@@ -80,8 +80,14 @@ const getEnvVars = (environment = {}) => {
   return envVars;
 };
 
+const options = {};
+const getOptions = () => {
+  return options;
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   bruToJson,
   bruToEnvJson,
-  getEnvVars
+  getEnvVars,
+  getOptions
 };