diff --git a/src/nomad_tools/nomadlib/connection.py b/src/nomad_tools/nomadlib/connection.py
index fdc9929..d878aee 100644
--- a/src/nomad_tools/nomadlib/connection.py
+++ b/src/nomad_tools/nomadlib/connection.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import requests.adapters
 import requests.auth
 import websocket
+import urllib3
 
 from ..common_base import cached_property
 from . import types
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@
 NOMAD_CLIENT_CERT = "NOMAD_CLIENT_CERT"
 NOMAD_CLIENT_KEY = "NOMAD_CLIENT_KEY"
 
+if NOMAD_SKIP_VERIFY in os.environ:
+    urllib3.disable_warnings()
+
 
 def _default_session():
     s = requests.Session()