diff --git a/diode-server/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/diode-server/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 31241697..e659e5c8 100644
--- a/diode-server/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/diode-server/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ services:
       - REDIS_HOST=${REDIS_HOST}
       - REDIS_PORT=${REDIS_PORT}
       - NETBOX_DIODE_PLUGIN_API_BASE_URL=${NETBOX_DIODE_PLUGIN_API_BASE_URL}
+      - NETBOX_DIODE_PLUGIN_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY=${NETBOX_DIODE_PLUGIN_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY}
       - DIODE_TO_NETBOX_API_KEY=${DIODE_TO_NETBOX_API_KEY}
       - NETBOX_TO_DIODE_API_KEY=${NETBOX_TO_DIODE_API_KEY}
       - INGESTER_TO_RECONCILER_API_KEY=${INGESTER_TO_RECONCILER_API_KEY}
diff --git a/diode-server/docker/sample.env b/diode-server/docker/sample.env
index d954a4df..3e0b65f9 100644
--- a/diode-server/docker/sample.env
+++ b/diode-server/docker/sample.env
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ REDIS_PORT=6378
 RECONCILER_GRPC_HOST=diode-reconciler
 RECONCILER_GRPC_PORT=8081
 NETBOX_DIODE_PLUGIN_API_BASE_URL=http://NETBOX_HOST/api/plugins/diode
+NETBOX_DIODE_PLUGIN_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY=false
 DIODE_TO_NETBOX_API_KEY=1368dbad13e418d5a443d93cf255edde03a2a754
 NETBOX_TO_DIODE_API_KEY=1e99338b8cab5fc637bc55f390bda1446f619c42
 DIODE_API_KEY=5a52c45ee8231156cb620d193b0291912dd15433