diff --git a/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb b/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb
index 416f5ec9..06e4b13d 100644
--- a/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 require 'pact/hal/authorization_header_redactor'
 require 'net/http'
 require 'rack'
+require 'openssl'
 
 module Pact
   module Hal
@@ -48,10 +49,16 @@ def create_request uri, http_method, body = nil, headers = {}
       def perform_request request, uri
         response = Retry.until_true do
           http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port, :ENV)
-          http.set_debug_output(output_stream) if verbose || ENV['VERBOSE'] == 'true'
+          http.set_debug_output(output_stream) if verbose?
           http.use_ssl = (uri.scheme == 'https')
           http.ca_file = ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] if ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] && ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] != ''
           http.ca_path = ENV['SSL_CERT_DIR'] if ENV['SSL_CERT_DIR'] && ENV['SSL_CERT_DIR'] != ''
+          if ENV['PACT_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFICATION'] == 'true' || ENV['PACT_BROKER_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFICATION'] == 'true'
+            if verbose?
+              Pact.configuration.error_stream.puts("Making request without SSL verification")
+            end
+            http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
+          end
           http.start do |http|
             http.request request
           end
@@ -63,6 +70,10 @@ def output_stream
         AuthorizationHeaderRedactor.new(Pact.configuration.output_stream)
       end
 
+      def verbose?
+        verbose || ENV['VERBOSE'] == 'true'
+      end
+
       class Response < SimpleDelegator
         def body
           bod = raw_body