diff --git a/_site/content/posts/modules/jenkins.md b/_site/content/posts/modules/jenkins.md
index c556998e..326420c7 100644
--- a/_site/content/posts/modules/jenkins.md
+++ b/_site/content/posts/modules/jenkins.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jenkins:
   refreshInterval: 300
   url: "https://jenkins.domain.com/jenkins/view_url"
   user: "username"
+  verifyServerCertificate: true
 ```
 
 ### Attributes
@@ -61,3 +62,7 @@ Your Jenkins username. <br />
 The url to your Jenkins project or view. <br />
 Values: A valid URI.
 
+`verifyServerCertificate` <br />
+_Optional_ <br />
+Determines whether or not the server's certificate chain and host name are verified. <br />
+Values: `true`, `false`.
diff --git a/docs/posts/modules/jenkins/index.html b/docs/posts/modules/jenkins/index.html
index 9137708a..e83d2d32 100644
--- a/docs/posts/modules/jenkins/index.html
+++ b/docs/posts/modules/jenkins/index.html
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ width="320" height="68" alt="jenkins screenshot" /></p>
 </span><span class="w">    </span>width<span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="m">3</span><span class="w">
 </span><span class="w">  </span>refreshInterval<span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="m">300</span><span class="w">
 </span><span class="w">  </span>url<span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&#34;https://jenkins.domain.com/jenkins/view_url&#34;</span><span class="w">
-</span><span class="w">  </span>user<span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&#34;username&#34;</span></code></pre></div>
+</span><span class="w">  </span>user<span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&#34;username&#34;</span><span class="w">
+</span><span class="w">  </span>verifyServerCertificate<span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kc">true</span></code></pre></div>
 <h3 id="attributes">Attributes</h3>
 
 <p><code>enabled</code> <br />
@@ -184,6 +185,11 @@ Your Jenkins username. <br /></p>
 The url to your Jenkins project or view. <br />
 Values: A valid URI.</p>
 
+<p><code>verifyServerCertificate</code> <br />
+<em>Optional</em> <br />
+Determines whether or not the server&rsquo;s certificate chain and host name are verified. <br />
+Values: <code>true</code>, <code>false</code>.</p>
+
 </div>
 
             <div class="footer">
diff --git a/jenkins/client.go b/jenkins/client.go
index ddad50d6..b37d7502 100644
--- a/jenkins/client.go
+++ b/jenkins/client.go
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ package jenkins
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf/wtf"
 )
 
 func Create(jenkinsURL string, username string, apiKey string) (*View, error) {
@@ -26,7 +29,13 @@ func Create(jenkinsURL string, username string, apiKey string) (*View, error) {
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", jenkinsAPIURL.String(), nil)
 	req.SetBasicAuth(username, apiKey)
 
-	httpClient := &http.Client{}
+	verifyServerCertificate := wtf.Config.UBool("wtf.mods.jenkins.verifyServerCertificate", true)
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: &http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+			InsecureSkipVerify: !verifyServerCertificate,
+		},
+	},
+	}
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 
 	if err != nil {