diff --git a/lib/test_utils.py b/lib/test_utils.py
index ba97611..8635027 100644
--- a/lib/test_utils.py
+++ b/lib/test_utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from collections import Counter
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from utils.endpoint_util import Endpoint
+from utils.ssl import get_cert_file_path
 import requests
 
 from lib.data_types import AuthData, ApiPayload
@@ -120,9 +121,11 @@ class ClientState:
         self.url = worker_address
         url = urljoin(worker_address, self.worker_endpoint)
         self.status = ClientStatus.Generating
+
         response = requests.post(
             url,
             json=req_data,
+            verify=get_cert_file_path(),
         )
         if response.status_code != 200:
             self.infer_error.append(
diff --git a/utils/ssl.py b/utils/ssl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5406ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/ssl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import tempfile
+from functools import cache
+
+import requests
+
+
+@cache
+def get_cert_file_path():
+    cert_url = "https://console.vast.ai/static/jvastai_root.cer"
+    response = requests.get(cert_url)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    # Use a temporary file that is not deleted on close
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".cer", mode="wb") as f:
+        f.write(response.content)
+        return f.name
diff --git a/workers/comfyui/client.py b/workers/comfyui/client.py
index 6563e00..771371e 100644
--- a/workers/comfyui/client.py
+++ b/workers/comfyui/client.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import requests
 
 from lib.test_utils import print_truncate_res
 from utils.endpoint_util import Endpoint
+from utils.ssl import get_cert_file_path
 
 """
 NOTE: this client example uses a custom comfy workflow compatible with SD3 only
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ def call_default_workflow(
     response = requests.post(
         url,
         json=req_data,
+        verify=get_cert_file_path(),
     )
     response.raise_for_status()
     print_truncate_res(str(response.json()))
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ def call_custom_workflow_for_sd3(
     response = requests.post(
         url,
         json=req_data,
+        verify=get_cert_file_path(),
     )
     response.raise_for_status()
     print_truncate_res(str(response.json()))
diff --git a/workers/openai/client.py b/workers/openai/client.py
index af4f510..79122a1 100644
--- a/workers/openai/client.py
+++ b/workers/openai/client.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, Iterator, Union, List
 import requests
 from utils.endpoint_util import Endpoint
+from utils.ssl import get_cert_file_path
 from .data_types.client import CompletionConfig, ChatCompletionConfig
 
 logging.basicConfig(
@@ -90,9 +91,13 @@ class APIClient:
 
         # Make the request using the specified method
         if method.upper() == "POST":
-            response = requests.post(url, json=req_data, stream=stream)
+            response = requests.post(
+                url, json=req_data, stream=stream, verify=get_cert_file_path()
+            )
         elif method.upper() == "GET":
-            response = requests.get(url, params=req_data, stream=stream)
+            response = requests.get(
+                url, params=req_data, stream=stream, verify=get_cert_file_path()
+            )
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Unsupported HTTP method: {method}")
 
diff --git a/workers/tgi/client.py b/workers/tgi/client.py
index 7e4f1bb..66dacb9 100644
--- a/workers/tgi/client.py
+++ b/workers/tgi/client.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import json
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 import requests
 from utils.endpoint_util import Endpoint
+from utils.ssl import get_cert_file_path
 
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.DEBUG,
@@ -42,7 +43,11 @@ def call_generate(endpoint_group_name: str, api_key: str, server_url: str) -> No
     req_data = dict(payload=payload, auth_data=auth_data)
     url = urljoin(url, WORKER_ENDPOINT)
     print(f"url: {url}")
-    response = requests.post(url, json=req_data)
+    response = requests.post(
+        url,
+        json=req_data,
+        verify=get_cert_file_path(),
+    )
     response.raise_for_status()
     res = response.json()
     print(res)