diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py
index e076faf..403bc9c 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
     cfg.IntOpt('alarm_threshold',
                default=10,
                help="Threshold to cross for the alarm to trigger."),
+    cfg.BoolOpt("disable_ssl_certificate_validation",
+                default=False,
+                help="Disable SSL certificate validation when running "
+                     "scenario tests"),
 ]
 
 event_opts = [