diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc82b9e0..1da26a32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Git env config
 
     # If you need to use a custom SSH script
     config.git_ssh = '/path/to/ssh/script'
+
+    # If you need to ignore SSL verification
+    config.git_ssl_no_verify = true
   end
 
 ```
diff --git a/lib/git/config.rb b/lib/git/config.rb
index a4a90e51..825f0c52 100644
--- a/lib/git/config.rb
+++ b/lib/git/config.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ module Git
 
   class Config
 
-    attr_writer :binary_path, :git_ssh
+    attr_writer :binary_path, :git_ssh, :git_ssl_no_verify
 
     def initialize
       @binary_path = nil
       @git_ssh = nil
+      @git_ssl_no_verify = nil
     end
 
     def binary_path
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ def git_ssh
       @git_ssh || ENV['GIT_SSH']
     end
 
+    def git_ssl_no_verify
+      return 'true' if @git_ssl_no_verify
+      ENV['GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY']
+    end
+
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index a698cf3e..99d979c4 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ def meets_required_version?
     # Systen ENV variables involved in the git commands.
     #
     # @return [<String>] the names of the EVN variables involved in the git commands
-    ENV_VARIABLE_NAMES = ['GIT_DIR', 'GIT_WORK_TREE', 'GIT_INDEX_FILE', 'GIT_SSH']
+    ENV_VARIABLE_NAMES = %w(GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_INDEX_FILE GIT_SSH GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY)
 
     def command_lines(cmd, opts = [], chdir = true, redirect = '')
       cmd_op = command(cmd, opts, chdir)
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ def set_custom_git_env_variables
       ENV['GIT_WORK_TREE'] = @git_work_dir
       ENV['GIT_INDEX_FILE'] = @git_index_file
       ENV['GIT_SSH'] = Git::Base.config.git_ssh
+      ENV['GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY'] = Git::Base.config.git_ssl_no_verify
     end
 
     # Runs a block inside an environment with customized ENV variables.
diff --git a/tests/units/test_config.rb b/tests/units/test_config.rb
index 7721ba24..f595a0d2 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_config.rb
+++ b/tests/units/test_config.rb
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ def test_env_config
         Git.configure do |config|
           config.binary_path = '/usr/bin/git'
           config.git_ssh = '/path/to/ssh/script'
+          config.git_ssl_no_verify = true
         end
 
         assert_equal(Git::Base.config.git_ssh, '/path/to/ssh/script')
+        assert_equal(Git::Base.config.git_ssl_no_verify, 'true')
 
         @git.log
       ensure
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ def test_env_config
         Git.configure do |config|
           config.binary_path = nil
           config.git_ssh = nil
+          config.git_ssl_no_verify = nil
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/tests/units/test_lib.rb b/tests/units/test_lib.rb
index 8796dc88..fdb886d9 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_lib.rb
+++ b/tests/units/test_lib.rb
@@ -81,12 +81,14 @@ def test_environment_reset
       ENV['GIT_DIR'] = '/my/git/dir'
       ENV['GIT_WORK_TREE'] = '/my/work/tree'
       ENV['GIT_INDEX_FILE'] = 'my_index'
+      ENV['GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY'] = 'true'
 
       @lib.log_commits :count => 10
 
       assert_equal(ENV['GIT_DIR'], '/my/git/dir')
       assert_equal(ENV['GIT_WORK_TREE'], '/my/work/tree')
       assert_equal(ENV['GIT_INDEX_FILE'],'my_index')
+      assert_equal(ENV['GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY'], 'true')
     end
   end
 
@@ -115,6 +117,22 @@ def test_git_ssh_from_environment_is_passed_to_binary
     end
   end
 
+  def test_git_ssl_no_verify
+    with_custom_env_variables do
+      begin
+        ENV['GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY'] = 'false'
+        assert_equal(Git::Base.config.git_ssl_no_verify, 'false')
+
+        Git::Base.config.git_ssl_no_verify = true
+        assert_equal(Git::Base.config.git_ssl_no_verify, 'true')
+      ensure
+        Git.configure do |config|
+          config.git_ssl_no_verify = nil
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_revparse
     assert_equal('1cc8667014381e2788a94777532a788307f38d26', @lib.revparse('1cc8667014381')) # commit
     assert_equal('94c827875e2cadb8bc8d4cdd900f19aa9e8634c7', @lib.revparse('1cc8667014381^{tree}')) #tree