diff --git a/mylib/ldap.py b/mylib/ldap.py
index 07ac421..fc8fce8 100644
--- a/mylib/ldap.py
+++ b/mylib/ldap.py
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ class LdapServer:
 
     con = 0
 
-    def __init__(self, uri, dn=None, pwd=None, v2=None, raiseOnError=False, logger=False):
+    def __init__(self, uri, dn=None, pwd=None, v2=None,
+                 raiseOnError=False, logger=False, checkCert=True):
         self.uri = uri
         self.dn = dn
         self.pwd = pwd
         self.raiseOnError = raiseOnError
+        self.checkCert = checkCert
         if v2:
             self.v2 = True
         if logger:
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ class LdapServer:
         """ Start connection to LDAP server """
         if self.con == 0:
             try:
+                if not self.checkCert:
+                    ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_NEVER)
                 con = ldap.initialize(self.uri)
                 if self.v2:
                     con.protocol_version = ldap.VERSION2  # pylint: disable=no-member
@@ -385,7 +389,8 @@ class LdapClient:
 
         # Load configuration option types only here to avoid global
         # dependency of ldap module with config one.
-        from mylib.config import StringOption, PasswordOption  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        from mylib.config import BooleanOption, StringOption, PasswordOption
 
         section = self._config.add_section(
             self._config_section,
@@ -401,6 +406,9 @@ class LdapClient:
             PasswordOption, 'bindpwd',
             comment='LDAP Bind password (set to "keyring" to use XDG keyring)',
             username_option='binddn', keyring_value='keyring')
+        section.add_option(
+            BooleanOption, 'checkcert', default=True,
+            comment='Check LDAP certificate')
 
         return section
 
@@ -413,7 +421,7 @@ class LdapClient:
         log.info("Connect to LDAP server %s as %s", uri, binddn if binddn else 'annonymous')
         self._conn = LdapServer(
             uri, dn=binddn, pwd=self._get_option('bindpwd'),
-            raiseOnError=True
+            checkCert=self._get_option('checkcert'), raiseOnError=True
         )
         # Reset cache
         self._cached_objects = {}