diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index b745d831e07c32..739aeec386de63 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,12 @@ impl FinishedApplication {
 }
 
 pub fn init_global() {
-    openssl_probe::init_ssl_cert_env_vars();
+    // Configure the default openssl trust store if not provided in the environment.
+    if std::env::var(openssl_probe::ENV_CERT_FILE).is_err()
+        && std::env::var(openssl_probe::ENV_CERT_DIR).is_err()
+    {
+        openssl_probe::init_ssl_cert_env_vars();
+    }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise-tests"))]
     metrics::init_global().expect("metrics initialization failed");