diff --git a/cmd/helm/repo_add.go b/cmd/helm/repo_add.go
index e6afce3d5..bbc519885 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/repo_add.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/repo_add.go
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ type repoAddOptions struct {
 	password string
 	noUpdate bool
 
-	certFile string
-	keyFile  string
-	caFile   string
+	certFile              string
+	keyFile               string
+	caFile                string
+	insecureSkipTLSverify bool
 
 	repoFile  string
 	repoCache string
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func newRepoAddCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&o.certFile, "cert-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file")
 	f.StringVar(&o.keyFile, "key-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL key file")
 	f.StringVar(&o.caFile, "ca-file", "", "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle")
+	f.BoolVar(&o.insecureSkipTLSverify, "insecure-skip-tls-verify", false, "skip tls certificate checks for the repository")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/getter/getter.go b/pkg/getter/getter.go
index e11dbfcae..3f2a7464c 100644
--- a/pkg/getter/getter.go
+++ b/pkg/getter/getter.go
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ import (
 //
 // Getters may or may not ignore these parameters as they are passed in.
 type options struct {
-	url       string
-	certFile  string
-	keyFile   string
-	caFile    string
-	username  string
-	password  string
-	userAgent string
+	url                   string
+	certFile              string
+	keyFile               string
+	caFile                string
+	insecureSkipVerifyTLS bool
+	username              string
+	password              string
+	userAgent             string
 }
 
 // Option allows specifying various settings configurable by the user for overriding the defaults
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ func WithUserAgent(userAgent string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithInsecureSkipVerifyTLS determines if a TLS Certificate will be checked
+func WithInsecureSkipVerifyTLS(insecureSkipVerifyTLS bool) Option {
+	return func(opts *options) {
+		opts.insecureSkipVerifyTLS = insecureSkipVerifyTLS
+	}
+}
+
 // WithTLSClientConfig sets the client client auth with the provided credentials.
 func WithTLSClientConfig(certFile, keyFile, caFile string) Option {
 	return func(opts *options) {
diff --git a/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go b/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go
index 89abfb1cf..2c020342f 100644
--- a/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go
+++ b/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package getter
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -111,5 +112,18 @@ func (g *HTTPGetter) httpClient() (*http.Client, error) {
 
 		return client, nil
 	}
+
+	if g.opts.insecureSkipVerifyTLS {
+		client := &http.Client{
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		return client, nil
+	}
+
 	return http.DefaultClient, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go b/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
index c8d0d6a3d..2c4ead7e8 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ import (
 
 // Entry represents a collection of parameters for chart repository
 type Entry struct {
-	Name     string `json:"name"`
-	URL      string `json:"url"`
-	Username string `json:"username"`
-	Password string `json:"password"`
-	CertFile string `json:"certFile"`
-	KeyFile  string `json:"keyFile"`
-	CAFile   string `json:"caFile"`
+	Name                  string `json:"name"`
+	URL                   string `json:"url"`
+	Username              string `json:"username"`
+	Password              string `json:"password"`
+	CertFile              string `json:"certFile"`
+	KeyFile               string `json:"keyFile"`
+	CAFile                string `json:"caFile"`
+	InsecureSkipTLSverify bool   `json:"insecure_skip_tls_verify"`
 }
 
 // ChartRepository represents a chart repository
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) DownloadIndexFile() (string, error) {
 	// TODO add user-agent
 	resp, err := r.Client.Get(indexURL,
 		getter.WithURL(r.Config.URL),
+		getter.WithInsecureSkipVerifyTLS(r.Config.InsecureSkipTLSverify),
 		getter.WithTLSClientConfig(r.Config.CertFile, r.Config.KeyFile, r.Config.CAFile),
 		getter.WithBasicAuth(r.Config.Username, r.Config.Password),
 	)