diff --git a/packages/server/lib/api.js b/packages/server/lib/api.js
index e75f9a5df594..a65ba64b541e 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/api.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/api.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const rp = request.defaults((params = {}, callback) => {
     proxy: null,
     gzip: true,
     cacheable: false,
+    rejectUnauthorized: true,
   })
 
   const headers = params.headers != null ? params.headers : (params.headers = {})
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/api_spec.js b/packages/server/test/unit/api_spec.js
index c7901c04cffd..7d56426f988f 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/unit/api_spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/test/unit/api_spec.js
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@ describe('lib/api', () => {
       })
     })
 
+    it('sets rejectUnauthorized on the request', () => {
+      nock.cleanAll()
+
+      return api.ping()
+      .thenThrow()
+      .catch(() => {
+        expect(agent.addRequest).to.be.calledOnce
+
+        expect(agent.addRequest).to.be.calledWithMatch(sinon.match.any, {
+          rejectUnauthorized: true,
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
     context('with a proxy defined', () => {
       beforeEach(function () {
         nock.cleanAll()