diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 97023df..d7c90e0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# Validate Certificates when downloading hatop. May be set to "no" when proxy server
+# is intercepting the certificates.
+haproxy_hatop_download_validate_certs: yes
+
 # Set the package install state for distribution packages
 # Options are 'present' and 'latest'
 haproxy_package_state: "latest"
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_install_hatop.yml b/tasks/haproxy_install_hatop.yml
index 737b2bc..1e22768 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_install_hatop.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_install_hatop.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     url: "{{ haproxy_hatop_download_url }}"
     dest: "/var/cache/{{ haproxy_hatop_download_url | basename }}"
     force: yes
+    validate_certs: "{{ haproxy_hatop_download_validate_certs }}"
   run_once: True
 
 - name: Create HATop directory