diff --git a/ci/nginx-rewrite/nginx.conf b/ci/nginx-rewrite/nginx.conf
index f48ed769..d478703c 100644
--- a/ci/nginx-rewrite/nginx.conf
+++ b/ci/nginx-rewrite/nginx.conf
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ http {
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
             proxy_ssl_server_name on;
-            proxy_ssl_verify on;
             # Rewrite any absolute Location headers from Netlify back to relative paths
             proxy_redirect https://interledger-org-developers.netlify.app /;
         }