diff --git a/lib/emailreports.pm b/lib/emailreports.pm
index 27389c4..45e7826 100644
--- a/lib/emailreports.pm
+++ b/lib/emailreports.pm
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ sub emailreports_send {
 	my $base_cgi = $config->{base_cgi};
 	my $imgs_dir = $config->{imgs_dir};
 	my $images;
+	
+	my $self_signed_certs = $config->{use_self_signed_certificates};
 
 	logger("$myself: sending $report reports.");
 
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ EOF
 		# generate the graphs and get the html source
 		my $url = $emailreports->{url_prefix} . $base_cgi . "/monitorix.cgi?mode=localhost&graph=_$g&when=$when&color=white";
 		my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new(timeout => 30);
+		if ($self_signed_certs == 1) {
+			$ua->ssl_opts(verify_hostname => 0);
+		}
 		my $response = $ua->request(HTTP::Request->new('GET', $url));
 
 		my $data = $response->content;