diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 77aa68f3..54372ddb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func preload(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 			}
 
 			// create the registry client
-			r, err = registry.New(auth, c.GlobalBool("debug"))
+			r, err = registry.New(auth, c.GlobalBool("debug"), c.GlobalBool("skipverify"))
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ func main() {
 			Name:  "debug, d",
 			Usage: "run in debug mode",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "skipverify, k",
+			Usage: "do not verify tls certificates",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "username, u",
 			Usage: "username for the registry",
diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index ad43e93a..1d93e600 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ func Log(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 // New creates a new Registry struct with the given URL and credentials.
-func New(auth types.AuthConfig, debug bool) (*Registry, error) {
-	transport := http.DefaultTransport
+func New(auth types.AuthConfig, debug bool, skipverify bool) (*Registry, error) {
+	transport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport)
+	transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: skipverify,
+	}
 
 	return newFromTransport(auth, transport, debug)
 }