diff --git a/tools/mcp_tool.py b/tools/mcp_tool.py
index aecc0cc23..2de479338 100644
--- a/tools/mcp_tool.py
+++ b/tools/mcp_tool.py
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ class MCPServerTask:
         url = config["url"]
         headers = dict(config.get("headers") or {})
         connect_timeout = config.get("connect_timeout", _DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+        ssl_verify = config.get("ssl_verify", True)
 
         # OAuth 2.1 PKCE: route through the central MCPOAuthManager so the
         # same provider instance is reused across reconnects, pre-flow
@@ -1024,6 +1025,7 @@ class MCPServerTask:
             client_kwargs: dict = {
                 "follow_redirects": True,
                 "timeout": httpx.Timeout(float(connect_timeout), read=300.0),
+                "verify": ssl_verify,
             }
             if headers:
                 client_kwargs["headers"] = headers
@@ -1052,6 +1054,7 @@ class MCPServerTask:
             _http_kwargs: dict = {
                 "headers": headers,
                 "timeout": float(connect_timeout),
+                "verify": ssl_verify,
             }
             if _oauth_auth is not None:
                 _http_kwargs["auth"] = _oauth_auth