diff --git a/jenkins_cli/__init__.py b/jenkins_cli/__init__.py
index aed7e55..c267b41 100644
--- a/jenkins_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/jenkins_cli/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--host', metavar='jenkins-url', help='Jenkins Host', default=None)
     parser.add_argument('--username', metavar='username', help='Jenkins Username', default=None)
     parser.add_argument('--password', metavar='password', help='Jenkins Password', default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('--ignore-ssl', action='store_true', help='Disable SSL verification')
     parser.add_argument('--version', '-v', action='version', version='jenkins-cli %s' % version)
 
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title='Available commands', dest='jenkins_command')
diff --git a/jenkins_cli/cli.py b/jenkins_cli/cli.py
index 4596d0f..eb4e1cb 100644
--- a/jenkins_cli/cli.py
+++ b/jenkins_cli/cli.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 import datetime
 from time import time, sleep
+import ssl
 import jenkins
 import socket
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@
                   }
 
 
+# Default constants to parse booleans from .jenkins-cli
+TRUE = ['yes', 'Yes', 'YES', 'True', 'true', 'TRUE', '1']
+
+
 ENDCOLLOR = '\033[0m'
 ANIME_SYMBOL = ['..', '>>']
 AUTHOR_COLLOR = '\033[94m'
@@ -44,6 +49,20 @@
                    }
 
 
+def setup_ssl_context(ignore_ssl):
+    """Disable SSL verification if ignore_ssl=True"""
+
+    if ignore_ssl:
+        try:
+            _create_unverified_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
+        except AttributeError:
+            # Legacy Python that doesn't verify HTTPS certificates by default
+            pass
+        else:
+            # Handle target environment that doesn't support HTTPS verification
+            ssl._create_default_https_context = _create_unverified_https_context
+
+
 def get_formated_status(job_color, format_pattern="%(color)s%(symbol)s%(run_status)s%(endcollor)s", extra_params=None):
     if not extra_params:
         extra_params = {}
@@ -87,16 +106,18 @@ class JenkinsCli(object):
                      "%s branch set to: %s")
 
     def __init__(self, args, timeout=socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
-        self.jenkins = self.auth(args.host, args.username, args.password, timeout)
+        self.jenkins = self.auth(args.host, args.username, args.password, args.ignore_ssl, timeout)
 
     @classmethod
-    def auth(cls, host=None, username=None, password=None, timeout=socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+    def auth(cls, host=None, username=None, password=None, ignore_ssl=None, timeout=socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
         if host is None or username is None or password is None:
             settings_dict = cls.read_settings_from_file()
             try:
                 host = host or settings_dict['host']
                 username = username or settings_dict.get('username', None)
                 password = password or settings_dict.get('password', None)
+                cls.ignore_ssl = ignore_ssl or settings_dict.get('ignore_ssl', 'False') in TRUE
+
             except KeyError:
                 raise CliException('Jenkins "host" should be specified by the command-line option or in the .jenkins-cli file')
         return jenkins.Jenkins(host, username, password, timeout)
@@ -124,6 +145,7 @@ def read_settings_from_file(cls):
         return settings_dict
 
     def run_command(self, args):
+        setup_ssl_context(self.ignore_ssl)
         command = args.jenkins_command
         getattr(self, command)(args)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 58b2d59..80d6f19 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -311,5 +311,6 @@ def info_side_effect(name, number):
         self.patched_print.assert_has_calls([mock.call("FDN Job1 estimated time left %s" % timedelta(seconds=TS))],
                                             [mock.call("FDN Job5 estimated time left %s" % timedelta(seconds=TS))])
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()