diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0b00c39..66e88df 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
           contents = [ package pkgs.bashInteractive pkgs.busybox pkgs.shadow pkgs.cacert ];
           config = {
             Cmd = [ "${package}/bin/policy_service" "start" ];
+            Env = [
+              "SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
+              "SSL_CERT_DIR=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs"
+            ];
           };
         };
       in