diff --git a/TeslaSolarCharger/Server/Services/SolarMqttService.cs b/TeslaSolarCharger/Server/Services/SolarMqttService.cs
index c72b26ae5..2c37b3351 100644
--- a/TeslaSolarCharger/Server/Services/SolarMqttService.cs
+++ b/TeslaSolarCharger/Server/Services/SolarMqttService.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using TeslaSolarCharger.Shared.Dtos.Contracts;
 using TeslaSolarCharger.Shared.Dtos.BaseConfiguration;
 using TeslaSolarCharger.Shared.Enums;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 
 namespace TeslaSolarCharger.Server.Services;
 
@@ -40,10 +41,25 @@ public async Task ConnectMqttClient()
         {
             _logger.LogDebug("No Mqtt Options defined for solar power. Do not connect MQTT Client.");
         }
+
+        var caCert = new X509Certificate2("/app/venus-ca.crt");
+
         var mqttClientOptions = new MqttClientOptionsBuilder()
             .WithClientId(mqqtClientId)
             .WithTimeout(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
             .WithTcpServer(mqttServer, mqttServerPort)
+            .WithTls(new MqttClientOptionsBuilderTlsParameters
+            {
+                UseTls = true,
+                AllowUntrustedCertificates = true,
+                IgnoreCertificateChainErrors = true,
+                IgnoreCertificateRevocationErrors = true,
+                CertificateValidationHandler = (context) =>
+                {
+                    return true;
+                },
+                Certificates = new List<X509Certificate> { caCert }
+            })
             .Build();
 
         if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_configurationWrapper.SolarMqttUsername()) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_configurationWrapper.SolarMqttPassword()))
@@ -120,7 +136,7 @@ public async Task ConnectMqttClient()
             {
                 _logger.LogWarning("Received value does not match a topic");
             }
-            
+
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         };
 
diff --git a/TeslaSolarCharger/Server/venus-ca.crt b/TeslaSolarCharger/Server/venus-ca.crt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4321b7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TeslaSolarCharger/Server/venus-ca.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+VQQGEwJOTDESMBAGA1UECAwJR3JvbmluZ2VuMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlHcm9uaW5nZW4x
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+UAB5d7EGvbB2op7AA/IyR5TwF/cDb1fRbTaTmwDOIo3kuFGEyNCc+PFrN2MvtPHn
+hHH7fo7joY7mUKdP573bJXFsLwZxlqiycJreroLPFqYwgChaMTStQ71rP5i1eGtg
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+nc9OImY9ubQxe+/GQP4KFme2PPqthEWys7ut2HM=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----