diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index 506408da2f..a831bc65cf 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -47,25 +47,29 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (filename, bruJson, collectionPath, coll
 
     const options = getOptions();
     const insecure = get(options, 'insecure', false);
+    const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
     if(insecure) {
-      request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-        rejectUnauthorized: false
-      });
+      httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
     }
     else {
-      const cacert = options['cacert'];
-      if (cacert && cacert.length > 1) {
+      const cacertArray = [options['cacert'], process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
+      const cacert = cacertArray.find(el => el);
+      if(cacert && cacert.length > 1) {
         try {
-          caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacert)
-          request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-            ca: caCrt
-          });
+          caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacert);
+          httpsAgentRequestFields['ca'] = caCrt;
         } catch(err) {
           console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + cacert, err);
         }
       }
     }
 
+    if(Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0) {
+      request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
+        ...httpsAgentRequestFields
+      });
+    }
+
     // stringify the request url encoded params
     if(request.headers['content-type'] === 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded') {
       request.data = qs.stringify(request.data);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index 1aa31f4a7b..3052cbdc55 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -148,10 +148,27 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
 
       const preferences = getPreferences();
       const sslVerification = get(preferences, 'request.sslVerification', true);
-
+      const httpsAgentRequestFields = {};
       if(!sslVerification) {
+        httpsAgentRequestFields['rejectUnauthorized'] = false;
+      }
+      else {
+        const cacertArray = [preferences['cacert'], process.env.SSL_CERT_FILE, process.env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS];
+        cacertFile = cacertArray.find(el => el);
+        if(cacertFile && cacertFile.length > 1) {
+          try {
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            caCrt = fs.readFileSync(cacertFile);
+            httpsAgentRequestFields['ca'] = caCrt;
+          } catch(err) {
+            console.log('Error reading CA cert file:' + cacertFile, err);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if(Object.keys(httpsAgentRequestFields).length > 0) {
         request.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({
-          rejectUnauthorized: false
+          ...httpsAgentRequestFields
         });
       }