diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/examples/BasicHttpsClient/BasicHttpsClient.ino b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/examples/BasicHttpsClient/BasicHttpsClient.ino
index 2d6f49592b..aaa4af2b4d 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/examples/BasicHttpsClient/BasicHttpsClient.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/examples/BasicHttpsClient/BasicHttpsClient.ino
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ void loop() {
     std::unique_ptr<BearSSL::WiFiClientSecure>client(new BearSSL::WiFiClientSecure);
 
     client->setFingerprint(fingerprint);
+    // Or, if you happy to ignore the SSL certificate, then use the following line instead:
+    // client->setInsecure();
 
     HTTPClient https;