diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
index f53162a2..58a4386c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ const builder = async (yargs) => {
       type: 'boolean',
       default: false
     })
+    .option('cacert', {
+      type: 'string',
+      description: 'CA certificate to verify peer against'
+    })
     .option('env', {
       describe: 'Environment variables',
       type: 'string',
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ const handler = async function (argv) {
   try {
     let {
       filename,
+      cacert,
       env,
       insecure,
       r: recursive
@@ -178,7 +183,21 @@ const handler = async function (argv) {
     const options = getOptions();
     if(insecure) {
       options['insecure'] = true
-    } 
+    }
+    if(cacert && cacert.length) {
+      if(insecure) {
+        console.error(chalk.red(`Ignoring the cacert option since insecure connections are enabled`));
+      }
+      else {
+        const pathExists = await exists(cacert);
+        if(pathExists) {
+          options['cacert'] = cacert
+        }
+        else {
+          console.error(chalk.red(`Cacert File ${cacert} does not exist`));
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     const _isFile = await isFile(filename);
     if(_isFile) {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index e658ec03..506408da 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const qs = require('qs');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const { forOwn, each, extend, get } = require('lodash');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
 const axios = require('axios');
@@ -44,12 +45,26 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (filename, bruJson, collectionPath, coll
     // interpolate variables inside request
     interpolateVars(request, envVariables, collectionVariables);
 
-    const insecure = get(getOptions(), 'insecure', false);
+    const options = getOptions();
+    const insecure = get(options, 'insecure', false);
     if(insecure) {
       request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
         rejectUnauthorized: false
       });
     }
+    else {
+      const cacert = options['cacert'];
+      if (cacert && cacert.length > 1) {
+        try {
+          caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacert)
+          request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
+            ca: caCrt
+          });
+        } catch(err) {
+          console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + cacert, err);
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     // stringify the request url encoded params
     if(request.headers['content-type'] === 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded') {