diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df4876da..77b4ec84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 * [ENHANCEMENT]
 * [FEATURE]
 
+* [FEATURE] Add `tls.insecure-skip-verify` flag to ignore tls verification errors (PR #417) #348
+
 ## 0.12.1 / 2019-07-10
 
 ### Changes:
diff --git a/mysqld_exporter.go b/mysqld_exporter.go
index bff1c901..999d1895 100644
--- a/mysqld_exporter.go
+++ b/mysqld_exporter.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ var (
 		"config.my-cnf",
 		"Path to .my.cnf file to read MySQL credentials from.",
 	).Default(path.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".my.cnf")).String()
+	tlsInsecureSkipVerify = kingpin.Flag(
+		"tls.insecure-skip-verify",
+		"Ignore certificate and server verification when using a tls connection.",
+	).Bool()
 	dsn string
 )
 
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ func customizeTLS(sslCA string, sslCert string, sslKey string) error {
 		}
 		certPairs = append(certPairs, keypair)
 		tlsCfg.Certificates = certPairs
+		tlsCfg.InsecureSkipVerify = *tlsInsecureSkipVerify
 	}
 	mysql.RegisterTLSConfig("custom", &tlsCfg)
 	return nil