diff --git a/cmd/podman/farm/build.go b/cmd/podman/farm/build.go
index a787f4bb17..3e396fce7c 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/farm/build.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/farm/build.go
@@ -109,11 +109,17 @@ func build(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	opts.IIDFile = iidFile
-	tlsVerify, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("tls-verify")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	// only set tls-verify if it has been changed by the user
+	// if it hasn't we will read the registries.conf on the farm
+	// nodes for further configuration
+	if changed := cmd.Flags().Changed("tls-verify"); changed {
+		tlsVerify, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("tls-verify")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		skipTLSVerify := !tlsVerify
+		opts.SkipTLSVerify = &skipTLSVerify
 	}
-	opts.SkipTLSVerify = !tlsVerify
 
 	localEngine := registry.ImageEngine()
 	ctx := registry.Context()
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/types/types.go b/pkg/domain/entities/types/types.go
index a2f0cf11c5..6530402f30 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/types/types.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type FarmBuildOptions struct {
 	// Authfile is the path to the file holding registry credentials
 	Authfile string
 	// SkipTLSVerify skips tls verification when set to true
-	SkipTLSVerify bool
+	SkipTLSVerify *bool
 }
 
 // BuildOptions describe the options for building container images.
diff --git a/pkg/farm/list_builder.go b/pkg/farm/list_builder.go
index 338c1606cd..a3d299410a 100644
--- a/pkg/farm/list_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/farm/list_builder.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type listBuilderOptions struct {
 	cleanup       bool
 	iidFile       string
 	authfile      string
-	skipTLSVerify bool
+	skipTLSVerify *bool
 }
 
 type listLocal struct {
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ func newManifestListBuilder(listName string, localEngine entities.ImageEngine, o
 // Build retrieves images from the build reports and assembles them into a
 // manifest list in local container storage.
 func (l *listLocal) build(ctx context.Context, images map[entities.BuildReport]entities.ImageEngine) (string, error) {
+	// Set skipTLSVerify based on whether it was changed by the caller
+	skipTLSVerify := types.OptionalBoolUndefined
+	if l.options.skipTLSVerify != nil {
+		skipTLSVerify = types.NewOptionalBool(*l.options.skipTLSVerify)
+	}
+
 	exists, err := l.localEngine.ManifestExists(ctx, l.listName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	// Create list if it doesn't exist
 	if !exists.Value {
-		_, err = l.localEngine.ManifestCreate(ctx, l.listName, []string{}, entities.ManifestCreateOptions{SkipTLSVerify: types.NewOptionalBool(l.options.skipTLSVerify)})
+		_, err = l.localEngine.ManifestCreate(ctx, l.listName, []string{}, entities.ManifestCreateOptions{SkipTLSVerify: skipTLSVerify})
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("creating manifest list %q: %w", l.listName, err)
 		}
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ func (l *listLocal) build(ctx context.Context, images map[entities.BuildReport]e
 			logrus.Infof("pushing image %s", image.ID)
 			defer logrus.Infof("pushed image %s", image.ID)
 			// Push the image to the registry
-			report, err := engine.Push(ctx, image.ID, l.listName+docker.UnknownDigestSuffix, entities.ImagePushOptions{Authfile: l.options.authfile, Quiet: false, SkipTLSVerify: types.NewOptionalBool(l.options.skipTLSVerify)})
+			report, err := engine.Push(ctx, image.ID, l.listName+docker.UnknownDigestSuffix, entities.ImagePushOptions{Authfile: l.options.authfile, Quiet: false, SkipTLSVerify: skipTLSVerify})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("pushing image %q to registry: %w", image, err)
 			}
@@ -111,11 +117,11 @@ func (l *listLocal) build(ctx context.Context, images map[entities.BuildReport]e
 	}
 
 	// Add the images to the list
-	listID, err := l.localEngine.ManifestAdd(ctx, l.listName, refs, entities.ManifestAddOptions{Authfile: l.options.authfile, SkipTLSVerify: types.NewOptionalBool(l.options.skipTLSVerify)})
+	listID, err := l.localEngine.ManifestAdd(ctx, l.listName, refs, entities.ManifestAddOptions{Authfile: l.options.authfile, SkipTLSVerify: skipTLSVerify})
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("adding images %q to list: %w", refs, err)
 	}
-	_, err = l.localEngine.ManifestPush(ctx, l.listName, l.listName, entities.ImagePushOptions{Authfile: l.options.authfile, SkipTLSVerify: types.NewOptionalBool(l.options.skipTLSVerify)})
+	_, err = l.localEngine.ManifestPush(ctx, l.listName, l.listName, entities.ImagePushOptions{Authfile: l.options.authfile, SkipTLSVerify: skipTLSVerify})
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/test/farm/001-farm.bats b/test/farm/001-farm.bats
index 5eac972ab8..e9d987b9bb 100644
--- a/test/farm/001-farm.bats
+++ b/test/farm/001-farm.bats
@@ -85,10 +85,37 @@ load helpers.bash
     run_podman image prune -f
 }
 
+@test "farm - build on farm node only with registries.conf" {
+    cat >$PODMAN_TMPDIR/registries.conf <<EOF
+[[registry]]
+location="$REGISTRY"
+insecure=true
+EOF
+
+    iname="test-image-4"
+    CONTAINERS_REGISTRIES_CONF="$PODMAN_TMPDIR/registries.conf" run_podman farm build --authfile $AUTHFILE -t $REGISTRY/$iname $FARM_TMPDIR
+    assert "$output" =~ "Farm \"$FARMNAME\" ready"
+
+    # get the system architecture
+    CONTAINERS_REGISTRIES_CONF="$PODMAN_TMPDIR/registries.conf" run_podman info --format '{{.Host.Arch}}'
+    ARCH=$output
+    # inspect manifest list built and saved
+    CONTAINERS_REGISTRIES_CONF="$PODMAN_TMPDIR/registries.conf" run_podman manifest inspect $iname
+    assert "$output" =~ $ARCH
+
+    echo "# skopeo inspect ..."
+    run skopeo inspect "$@" --tls-verify=false --authfile $AUTHFILE docker://$REGISTRY/$iname
+    echo "$output"
+    is "$status" "0" "skopeo inspect - exit status"
+
+    run_podman manifest rm $iname
+    run_podman image prune -f
+}
+
 # Test out podman-remote
 
 @test "farm - build on farm node only (podman-remote)" {
-    iname="test-image-4"
+    iname="test-image-5"
     run_podman --remote farm build --authfile $AUTHFILE --tls-verify=false -t $REGISTRY/$iname $FARM_TMPDIR
     assert "$output" =~ "Farm \"$FARMNAME\" ready"
 
diff --git a/test/farm/setup_suite.bash b/test/farm/setup_suite.bash
index 97179ad6d8..856c8724c4 100644
--- a/test/farm/setup_suite.bash
+++ b/test/farm/setup_suite.bash
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function setup_suite(){
     run_podman system connection add --identity $sshkey test-node $ROOTLESS_USER@localhost
     run_podman farm create $FARMNAME test-node
 
-     export PODMAN_LOGIN_WORKDIR=$(mktemp -d --tmpdir=${BATS_TMPDIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}} podman-bats-registry.XXXXXX)
+    export PODMAN_LOGIN_WORKDIR=$(mktemp -d --tmpdir=${BATS_TMPDIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}} podman-bats-registry.XXXXXX)
 
     export PODMAN_LOGIN_USER="user$(random_string 4)"
     export PODMAN_LOGIN_PASS="pw$(random_string 15)"