diff --git a/pkg/plex/client.go b/pkg/plex/client.go
index a63e8d8..77fd523 100644
--- a/pkg/plex/client.go
+++ b/pkg/plex/client.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"os"
 )
 
 var ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
@@ -23,10 +25,19 @@ func NewClient(serverURL, token string) (*Client, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	skipTLSVerification := os.Getenv("SKIP_TLS_VERIFICATION") == "true"
+
+	// Configure the HTTP client with optional TLS verification skip
+	httpClient := &http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: skipTLSVerification},
+		},
+	}
+
 	client := &Client{
 		Token:      token,
 		URL:        parsed,
-		httpClient: http.Client{},
+		httpClient: *httpClient,
 	}
 
 	return client, nil