diff --git a/docs/docs/installation/gitea.md b/docs/docs/installation/gitea.md
index 476497f7..4f0bb5fc 100644
--- a/docs/docs/installation/gitea.md
+++ b/docs/docs/installation/gitea.md
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ GITEA__PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<personal_access_token>
 GITEA__WEBHOOK_SECRET=<webhook_secret>
 GITEA__URL=https://gitea.com # Or self host
 OPENAI__KEY=<your_openai_api_key>
+GITEA__SKIP_SSL_VERIFICATION=false # or true
+GITEA__SSL_CA_CERT=/path/to/cacert.pem
 ```
 
 8. Create a webhook in your Gitea project. Set the URL to `http[s]://<PR_AGENT_HOSTNAME>/api/v1/gitea_webhooks`, the secret token to the generated secret from step 3, and enable the triggers `push`, `comments` and `merge request events`.
diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitea_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitea_provider.py
index d7dd2462..0a166ff3 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitea_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitea_provider.py
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ class GiteaProvider(GitProvider):
         configuration.host = "{}/api/v1".format(self.base_url)
         configuration.api_key['Authorization'] = f'token {gitea_access_token}'
 
+        if get_settings().get("GITEA.SKIP_SSL_VERIFICATION", False):
+            configuration.verify_ssl = False
+
+        # Use custom cert (self-signed)
+        configuration.ssl_ca_cert = get_settings().get("GITEA.SSL_CA_CERT", None)
+
         client = giteapy.ApiClient(configuration)
         self.repo_api = RepoApi(client)
         self.owner = None