diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e43f1bc..a3ba244 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,4 +39,14 @@ If requesting more than 100 results, googlesearch will send multiple requests to
 ```python
 from googlesearch import search
 search("Google", sleep_interval=5, num_results=200)
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+If you are using a HTTP Rotating Proxy which requires you to install their CA Certificate, you can simply add `SSL_VERIFY=False` in the `search()` method to avoid SSL Verification.
+```python
+from googlesearch import search
+
+proxy = 'http://API:@proxy.host.com:8080/'
+
+j = search("proxy test", num_results=100, lang="en", proxy=proxy, SSL_VERIFY=False)
+for i in j:
+    print(i)
+```
diff --git a/googlesearch/__init__.py b/googlesearch/__init__.py
index 74e6564..15e676f 100644
--- a/googlesearch/__init__.py
+++ b/googlesearch/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import urllib
 
 
-def _req(term, results, lang, start, proxies, timeout):
+def _req(term, results, lang, start, proxies, timeout, SSL_VERIFY):
     resp = get(
         url="https://www.google.com/search",
         headers={
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def _req(term, results, lang, start, proxies, timeout):
         },
         proxies=proxies,
         timeout=timeout,
+        verify=SSL_VERIFY,
     )
     resp.raise_for_status()
     return resp
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def __repr__(self):
         return f"SearchResult(url={self.url}, title={self.title}, description={self.description})"
 
 
-def search(term, num_results=10, lang="en", proxy=None, advanced=False, sleep_interval=0, timeout=5):
+def search(term, num_results=10, lang="en", proxy=None, advanced=False, sleep_interval=0, timeout=5, SSL_VERIFY=None):
     """Search the Google search engine"""
 
     escaped_term = urllib.parse.quote_plus(term) # make 'site:xxx.xxx.xxx ' works.
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ def search(term, num_results=10, lang="en", proxy=None, advanced=False, sleep_in
     while start < num_results:
         # Send request
         resp = _req(escaped_term, num_results - start,
-                    lang, start, proxies, timeout)
+                    lang, start, proxies, timeout, SSL_VERIFY)
 
         # Parse
         soup = BeautifulSoup(resp.text, "html.parser")