diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/repository_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/repository_service.ts
index b29fe797bce1c..6e39cf38cec8b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/repository_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/repository_service.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ export class RepositoryService {
                   }
                 },
               } as any,
+              certificateCheck: () => {
+                // Ignore cert check failures.
+                return 1;
+              },
             },
           },
         });