diff --git a/art/_config.py b/art/_config.py
index 62ee505..94358d4 100644
--- a/art/_config.py
+++ b/art/_config.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 from . import _yaml
 
 
-def save(gitlab_url, private_token):
+def save(gitlab_url, private_token, verify_ssl):
     config = {
         'gitlab_url': gitlab_url,
-        'auth_header': {'PRIVATE-TOKEN': private_token}
+        'auth_header': {'PRIVATE-TOKEN': private_token},
+        'verify_ssl': verify_ssl
     }
     _paths.mkdirs(os.path.dirname(_paths.config_file))
     _yaml.save(_paths.config_file, config)
diff --git a/art/_gitlab.py b/art/_gitlab.py
index f19794d..1bbd568 100644
--- a/art/_gitlab.py
+++ b/art/_gitlab.py
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ def quote(url):
 
 class Gitlab(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, gitlab_url, auth_header):
+    def __init__(self, gitlab_url, auth_header, verify_ssl):
         self.api_url = gitlab_url + '/api/v3'
         self.headers = auth_header
+        self.verify = False if verify_ssl == 'False' else True
 
     def _get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        r = requests.get(self.api_url + request % args, headers=self.headers, **kwargs)
+        r = requests.get(self.api_url + request % args, headers=self.headers, verify=self.verify, **kwargs)
         r.raise_for_status()
         return r
 
diff --git a/art/command_line.py b/art/command_line.py
index 0ed965f..610a0c7 100644
--- a/art/command_line.py
+++ b/art/command_line.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def main(cache):
 @main.command()
 @click.argument('gitlab_url')
 @click.argument('private_token')
+@click.argument('verify_ssl')
 def configure(**kwargs):
     """Configure Gitlab URL and access token."""