diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 0e420dd1..80c320cf 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ MINT_LNBITS_KEY=yourkeyasdasdasd
 MINT_LND_REST_ENDPOINT=https://127.0.0.1:8086
 MINT_LND_REST_CERT="/home/lnd/.lnd/tls.cert"
 MINT_LND_REST_MACAROON="/home/lnd/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest/admin.macaroon"
+MINT_LND_REST_CERT_VERIFY=False
 
 # Use with CoreLightningRestWallet
 MINT_CORELIGHTNING_REST_URL=https://localhost:3001
diff --git a/cashu/core/settings.py b/cashu/core/settings.py
index d010a76f..00a96706 100644
--- a/cashu/core/settings.py
+++ b/cashu/core/settings.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class WalletSettings(CashuSettings):
 class LndRestFundingSource(MintSettings):
     mint_lnd_rest_endpoint: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     mint_lnd_rest_cert: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
+    mint_lnd_rest_cert_verify: bool = Field(default=True)
     mint_lnd_rest_macaroon: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     mint_lnd_rest_admin_macaroon: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     mint_lnd_rest_invoice_macaroon: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
diff --git a/cashu/lightning/lndrest.py b/cashu/lightning/lndrest.py
index 3c2e75ad..19151c82 100644
--- a/cashu/lightning/lndrest.py
+++ b/cashu/lightning/lndrest.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, unit: Unit = Unit.sat, **kwargs):
         self.unit = unit
         endpoint = settings.mint_lnd_rest_endpoint
         cert = settings.mint_lnd_rest_cert
+        cert_verify = settings.mint_lnd_rest_cert_verify
 
         macaroon = (
             settings.mint_lnd_rest_macaroon
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ def __init__(self, unit: Unit = Unit.sat, **kwargs):
                 " publicly issued certificate"
             )
 
+        if not cert_verify:
+            logger.warning(
+                "certificate validation will be disabled for lndrest"
+            )
+
+
         endpoint = endpoint[:-1] if endpoint.endswith("/") else endpoint
         endpoint = (
             f"https://{endpoint}" if not endpoint.startswith("http") else endpoint
@@ -66,6 +73,11 @@ def __init__(self, unit: Unit = Unit.sat, **kwargs):
         # even on startup
         self.cert = cert or True
 
+        # disable cert verify if choosen
+        if not cert_verify:
+            self.cert = False
+
+
         self.auth = {"Grpc-Metadata-macaroon": self.macaroon}
         self.client = httpx.AsyncClient(
             base_url=self.endpoint, headers=self.auth, verify=self.cert