diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/ingestion-connectors/ImapConnector.ts b/packages/backend/src/services/ingestion-connectors/ImapConnector.ts
index eb24fb4..2aebabc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/ingestion-connectors/ImapConnector.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/ingestion-connectors/ImapConnector.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ export class ImapConnector implements IEmailConnector {
 			port: this.credentials.port,
 			secure: this.credentials.secure,
 			tls: {
-				rejectUnauthorized: false,
+				rejectUnauthorized: this.credentials.allowInsecureCert,
 				requestCert: true,
-
 			},
 			auth: {
 				user: this.credentials.username,
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/lib/components/custom/IngestionSourceForm.svelte b/packages/frontend/src/lib/components/custom/IngestionSourceForm.svelte
index e0d8acd..65d5913 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/lib/components/custom/IngestionSourceForm.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/lib/components/custom/IngestionSourceForm.svelte
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 		providerConfig: source?.credentials ?? {
 			type: source?.provider ?? 'generic_imap',
 			secure: true,
+			allowInsecureCert: false,
 		},
 	});
 
@@ -222,6 +223,12 @@
 			>
 			<Checkbox id="secure" bind:checked={formData.providerConfig.secure} />
 		</div>
+		<div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
+			<Label for="secure" class="text-left"
+				>{$t('app.components.ingestion_source_form.allow_insecure_cert')}</Label
+			>
+			<Checkbox id="secure" bind:checked={formData.providerConfig.allowInsecureCert} />
+		</div>
 	{:else if formData.provider === 'pst_import'}
 		<div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
 			<Label for="pst-file" class="text-left"
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/lib/translations/en.json b/packages/frontend/src/lib/translations/en.json
index 95049b2..0d5190b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/lib/translations/en.json
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/lib/translations/en.json
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 				"port": "Port",
 				"username": "Username",
 				"use_tls": "Use TLS",
+				"allow_insecure_cert": "Allow insecure cert",
 				"pst_file": "PST File",
 				"eml_file": "EML File",
 				"heads_up": "Heads up!",
diff --git a/packages/types/src/ingestion.types.ts b/packages/types/src/ingestion.types.ts
index 81db0fc..ac60266 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/ingestion.types.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/ingestion.types.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export interface GenericImapCredentials extends BaseIngestionCredentials {
 	host: string;
 	port: number;
 	secure: boolean;
+	allowInsecureCert: boolean;
 	username: string;
 	password?: string;
 }