diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4c3bfda4b..4fcc03482b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   1. [#718](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/issues/718): Fix bug that stopped apps from displaying
 
 ### Upcoming Features
+  1. [#660](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/issues/660): Add option to accept any certificate from InfluxDB.
 
 ## v1.1.0-beta4 [2016-12-30]
 
diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal.go b/bolt/internal/internal.go
index b83baa2bd2..20d24d87a1 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal.go
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal.go
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@ func UnmarshalExploration(data []byte, e *chronograf.Exploration) error {
 // MarshalSource encodes a source to binary protobuf format.
 func MarshalSource(s chronograf.Source) ([]byte, error) {
 	return proto.Marshal(&Source{
-		ID:       int64(s.ID),
-		Name:     s.Name,
-		Type:     s.Type,
-		Username: s.Username,
-		Password: s.Password,
-		URL:      s.URL,
-		Default:  s.Default,
-		Telegraf: s.Telegraf,
+		ID:                 int64(s.ID),
+		Name:               s.Name,
+		Type:               s.Type,
+		Username:           s.Username,
+		Password:           s.Password,
+		URL:                s.URL,
+		InsecureSkipVerify: s.InsecureSkipVerify,
+		Default:            s.Default,
+		Telegraf:           s.Telegraf,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ func UnmarshalSource(data []byte, s *chronograf.Source) error {
 	s.Username = pb.Username
 	s.Password = pb.Password
 	s.URL = pb.URL
+	s.InsecureSkipVerify = pb.InsecureSkipVerify
 	s.Default = pb.Default
 	s.Telegraf = pb.Telegraf
 	return nil
diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go b/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go
index 586515e835..39291210e4 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal.pb.go
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ var _ = math.Inf
 const _ = proto.GoGoProtoPackageIsVersion2 // please upgrade the proto package
 
 type Exploration struct {
-	ID        int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
-	Name      string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
-	UserID    int64  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=UserID,proto3" json:"UserID,omitempty"`
-	Data      string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Data,proto3" json:"Data,omitempty"`
-	CreatedAt int64  `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=CreatedAt,proto3" json:"CreatedAt,omitempty"`
-	UpdatedAt int64  `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=UpdatedAt,proto3" json:"UpdatedAt,omitempty"`
-	Default   bool   `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=Default,proto3" json:"Default,omitempty"`
+	ID        int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,json=iD,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	Name      string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,json=name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
+	UserID    int64  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=UserID,json=userID,proto3" json:"UserID,omitempty"`
+	Data      string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Data,json=data,proto3" json:"Data,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt int64  `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=CreatedAt,json=createdAt,proto3" json:"CreatedAt,omitempty"`
+	UpdatedAt int64  `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=UpdatedAt,json=updatedAt,proto3" json:"UpdatedAt,omitempty"`
+	Default   bool   `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=Default,json=default,proto3" json:"Default,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Exploration) Reset()                    { *m = Exploration{} }
@@ -54,14 +54,15 @@ func (*Exploration) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*Exploration) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{0} }
 
 type Source struct {
-	ID       int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
-	Name     string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
-	Type     string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Type,proto3" json:"Type,omitempty"`
-	Username string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Username,proto3" json:"Username,omitempty"`
-	Password string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=Password,proto3" json:"Password,omitempty"`
-	URL      string `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=URL,proto3" json:"URL,omitempty"`
-	Default  bool   `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=Default,proto3" json:"Default,omitempty"`
-	Telegraf string `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=Telegraf,proto3" json:"Telegraf,omitempty"`
+	ID                 int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,json=iD,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	Name               string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,json=name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
+	Type               string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Type,json=type,proto3" json:"Type,omitempty"`
+	Username           string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Username,json=username,proto3" json:"Username,omitempty"`
+	Password           string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=Password,json=password,proto3" json:"Password,omitempty"`
+	URL                string `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=URL,json=uRL,proto3" json:"URL,omitempty"`
+	Default            bool   `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=Default,json=default,proto3" json:"Default,omitempty"`
+	Telegraf           string `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=Telegraf,json=telegraf,proto3" json:"Telegraf,omitempty"`
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool   `protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=InsecureSkipVerify,json=insecureSkipVerify,proto3" json:"InsecureSkipVerify,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Source) Reset()                    { *m = Source{} }
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ func (*Source) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*Source) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{1} }
 
 type Dashboard struct {
-	ID    int64            `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
-	Name  string           `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
+	ID    int64            `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,json=iD,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	Name  string           `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,json=name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
 	Cells []*DashboardCell `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=cells" json:"cells,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ func (*DashboardCell) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*DashboardCell) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{3} }
 
 type Server struct {
-	ID       int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
-	Name     string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
-	Username string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Username,proto3" json:"Username,omitempty"`
-	Password string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Password,proto3" json:"Password,omitempty"`
-	URL      string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=URL,proto3" json:"URL,omitempty"`
-	SrcID    int64  `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=SrcID,proto3" json:"SrcID,omitempty"`
+	ID       int64  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,json=iD,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	Name     string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Name,json=name,proto3" json:"Name,omitempty"`
+	Username string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Username,json=username,proto3" json:"Username,omitempty"`
+	Password string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Password,json=password,proto3" json:"Password,omitempty"`
+	URL      string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=URL,json=uRL,proto3" json:"URL,omitempty"`
+	SrcID    int64  `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=SrcID,json=srcID,proto3" json:"SrcID,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Server) Reset()                    { *m = Server{} }
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@ func (*Server) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*Server) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{4} }
 
 type Layout struct {
-	ID          string  `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
-	Application string  `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Application,proto3" json:"Application,omitempty"`
-	Measurement string  `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Measurement,proto3" json:"Measurement,omitempty"`
-	Cells       []*Cell `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=Cells" json:"Cells,omitempty"`
-	Autoflow    bool    `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=Autoflow,proto3" json:"Autoflow,omitempty"`
+	ID          string  `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,json=iD,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	Application string  `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Application,json=application,proto3" json:"Application,omitempty"`
+	Measurement string  `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=Measurement,json=measurement,proto3" json:"Measurement,omitempty"`
+	Cells       []*Cell `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=Cells,json=cells" json:"Cells,omitempty"`
+	Autoflow    bool    `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=Autoflow,json=autoflow,proto3" json:"Autoflow,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Layout) Reset()                    { *m = Layout{} }
@@ -162,13 +163,13 @@ func (m *Cell) GetQueries() []*Query {
 }
 
 type Query struct {
-	Command  string   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=Command,proto3" json:"Command,omitempty"`
-	DB       string   `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=DB,proto3" json:"DB,omitempty"`
-	RP       string   `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=RP,proto3" json:"RP,omitempty"`
-	GroupBys []string `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=GroupBys" json:"GroupBys,omitempty"`
-	Wheres   []string `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=Wheres" json:"Wheres,omitempty"`
-	Label    string   `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=Label,proto3" json:"Label,omitempty"`
-	Range    *Range   `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=Range" json:"Range,omitempty"`
+	Command  string   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=Command,json=command,proto3" json:"Command,omitempty"`
+	DB       string   `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=DB,json=dB,proto3" json:"DB,omitempty"`
+	RP       string   `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=RP,json=rP,proto3" json:"RP,omitempty"`
+	GroupBys []string `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=GroupBys,json=groupBys" json:"GroupBys,omitempty"`
+	Wheres   []string `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=Wheres,json=wheres" json:"Wheres,omitempty"`
+	Label    string   `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=Label,json=label,proto3" json:"Label,omitempty"`
+	Range    *Range   `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=Range,json=range" json:"Range,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Query) Reset()                    { *m = Query{} }
@@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ func (m *Query) GetRange() *Range {
 }
 
 type Range struct {
-	Upper int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=Upper,proto3" json:"Upper,omitempty"`
-	Lower int64 `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=Lower,proto3" json:"Lower,omitempty"`
+	Upper int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=Upper,json=upper,proto3" json:"Upper,omitempty"`
+	Lower int64 `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=Lower,json=lower,proto3" json:"Lower,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Range) Reset()                    { *m = Range{} }
@@ -194,10 +195,10 @@ func (*Range) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*Range) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{8} }
 
 type AlertRule struct {
-	ID     string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
-	JSON   string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=JSON,proto3" json:"JSON,omitempty"`
-	SrcID  int64  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=SrcID,proto3" json:"SrcID,omitempty"`
-	KapaID int64  `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=KapaID,proto3" json:"KapaID,omitempty"`
+	ID     string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ID,json=iD,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	JSON   string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=JSON,json=jSON,proto3" json:"JSON,omitempty"`
+	SrcID  int64  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=SrcID,json=srcID,proto3" json:"SrcID,omitempty"`
+	KapaID int64  `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=KapaID,json=kapaID,proto3" json:"KapaID,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *AlertRule) Reset()                    { *m = AlertRule{} }
@@ -206,8 +207,8 @@ func (*AlertRule) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*AlertRule) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorInternal, []int{9} }
 
 type User struct {
-	ID    uint64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
-	Email string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Email,proto3" json:"Email,omitempty"`
+	ID    uint64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=ID,json=iD,proto3" json:"ID,omitempty"`
+	Email string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=Email,json=email,proto3" json:"Email,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *User) Reset()                    { *m = User{} }
@@ -232,49 +233,52 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("internal.proto", fileDescriptorInternal) }
 
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+	0xbf, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfb, 0x83, 0xb5, 0x2a, 0x34, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00,
 }
diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal.proto b/bolt/internal/internal.proto
index 790bcb1b23..94a17b2d28 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal.proto
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal.proto
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ message Source {
 	string URL                = 6; // URL are the connections to the source
 	bool Default              = 7; // Flags an exploration as the default.
 	string Telegraf           = 8; // Telegraf is the db telegraf is written to. By default it is "telegraf"
+	bool InsecureSkipVerify   = 9; // InsecureSkipVerify accepts any certificate from the influx server
 }
 
 message Dashboard {
diff --git a/bolt/internal/internal_test.go b/bolt/internal/internal_test.go
index 880a7baa85..52d4534651 100644
--- a/bolt/internal/internal_test.go
+++ b/bolt/internal/internal_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ func TestMarshalSource(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(v, vv) {
 		t.Fatalf("source protobuf copy error: got %#v, expected %#v", vv, v)
 	}
+
+	// Test if the new insecureskipverify works
+	v.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+	if buf, err := internal.MarshalSource(v); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if err := internal.UnmarshalSource(buf, &vv); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(v, vv) {
+		t.Fatalf("source protobuf copy error: got %#v, expected %#v", vv, v)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestMarshalServer(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/bolt/sources_test.go b/bolt/sources_test.go
index 708c596c78..c326a2d01e 100644
--- a/bolt/sources_test.go
+++ b/bolt/sources_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ func TestSourceStore(t *testing.T) {
 			URL:      "toyota-hilux.lyon-estates.local",
 			Default:  true,
 		},
+		chronograf.Source{
+			Name:               "HipToBeSquare",
+			Type:               "influx",
+			Username:           "calvinklein",
+			Password:           "chuck b3rry",
+			URL:                "https://toyota-hilux.lyon-estates.local",
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+			Default:            false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ func TestSourceStore(t *testing.T) {
 		Default:  true,
 	})
 
-	srcs[2] = mustAddSource(t, s, srcs[2])
+	srcs[3] = mustAddSource(t, s, srcs[3])
 	if srcs, err := s.All(ctx); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	} else {
@@ -121,22 +130,25 @@ func TestSourceStore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Delete the other source we created
-	if err := s.Delete(ctx, srcs[2]); err != nil {
+	if err := s.Delete(ctx, srcs[3]); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	if bsrcs, err := s.All(ctx); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
-	} else if len(bsrcs) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("After delete All returned incorrect number of srcs; got %d, expected %d", len(bsrcs), 1)
+	} else if len(bsrcs) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("After delete All returned incorrect number of srcs; got %d, expected %d", len(bsrcs), 2)
 	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(bsrcs[0], srcs[1]) {
 		t.Fatalf("After delete All returned incorrect source; got %v, expected %v", bsrcs[0], srcs[1])
 	}
 
-	// Delete the final source
+	// Delete the final sources
 	if err := s.Delete(ctx, srcs[1]); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	if err := s.Delete(ctx, srcs[2]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	// Try to add one source as a non-default and ensure that it becomes a
 	// default
diff --git a/chronograf.go b/chronograf.go
index 0b8d2a4170..1244caaad0 100644
--- a/chronograf.go
+++ b/chronograf.go
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ type Response interface {
 
 // Source is connection information to a time-series data store.
 type Source struct {
-	ID       int    `json:"id,omitempty,string"` // ID is the unique ID of the source
-	Name     string `json:"name"`                // Name is the user-defined name for the source
-	Type     string `json:"type,omitempty"`      // Type specifies which kinds of source (enterprise vs oss)
-	Username string `json:"username,omitempty"`  // Username is the username to connect to the source
-	Password string `json:"password,omitempty"`  // Password is in CLEARTEXT
-	URL      string `json:"url"`                 // URL are the connections to the source
-	Default  bool   `json:"default"`             // Default specifies the default source for the application
-	Telegraf string `json:"telegraf"`            // Telegraf is the db telegraf is written to.  By default it is "telegraf"
+	ID                 int    `json:"id,omitempty,string"`          // ID is the unique ID of the source
+	Name               string `json:"name"`                         // Name is the user-defined name for the source
+	Type               string `json:"type,omitempty"`               // Type specifies which kinds of source (enterprise vs oss)
+	Username           string `json:"username,omitempty"`           // Username is the username to connect to the source
+	Password           string `json:"password,omitempty"`           // Password is in CLEARTEXT
+	URL                string `json:"url"`                          // URL are the connections to the source
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool   `json:"insecureSkipVerify,omitempty"` // InsecureSkipVerify as true means any certificate presented by the source is accepted.
+	Default            bool   `json:"default"`                      // Default specifies the default source for the application
+	Telegraf           string `json:"telegraf"`                     // Telegraf is the db telegraf is written to.  By default it is "telegraf"
 }
 
 // SourcesStore stores connection information for a `TimeSeries`
diff --git a/influx/influx.go b/influx/influx.go
index 8970f95ff1..bd19e3632e 100644
--- a/influx/influx.go
+++ b/influx/influx.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package influx
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 // Client is a device for retrieving time series data from an InfluxDB instance
 type Client struct {
-	URL *url.URL
+	URL                *url.URL
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool
 
 	Logger chronograf.Logger
 }
@@ -64,8 +66,15 @@ func (c *Client) query(u *url.URL, q chronograf.Query) (chronograf.Response, err
 	params.Set("rp", q.RP)
 	params.Set("epoch", "ms")
 	req.URL.RawQuery = params.Encode()
-	httpClient := &http.Client{}
-	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+
+	hc := &http.Client{}
+	if c.InsecureSkipVerify {
+		tr := &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+		}
+		hc.Transport = tr
+	}
+	resp, err := hc.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -145,6 +154,10 @@ func (c *Client) Connect(ctx context.Context, src *chronograf.Source) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	u.User = url.UserPassword(src.Username, src.Password)
+	// Only allow acceptance of all certs if the scheme is https AND the user opted into to the setting.
+	if u.Scheme == "https" && src.InsecureSkipVerify {
+		c.InsecureSkipVerify = src.InsecureSkipVerify
+	}
 	c.URL = u
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/influx/influx_test.go b/influx/influx_test.go
index 1a89e219e4..8fabd3b795 100644
--- a/influx/influx_test.go
+++ b/influx/influx_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,82 @@ func Test_Influx_MakesRequestsToQueryEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_Influx_HTTPS_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	called := false
+	ts := httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		called = true
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	var series chronograf.TimeSeries
+	series, err := influx.NewClient(ts.URL, log.New(log.DebugLevel))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected error initializing client: err:", err)
+	}
+
+	src := chronograf.Source{
+		URL: ts.URL,
+	}
+	if err := series.Connect(ctx, &src); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected error connecting to client: err:", err)
+	}
+
+	query := chronograf.Query{
+		Command: "show databases",
+	}
+	_, err = series.Query(ctx, query)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but was successful")
+	}
+
+	if called == true {
+		t.Error("Expected http request to fail, but, succeeded")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func Test_Influx_HTTPS_InsecureSkipVerify(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	called := false
+	ts := httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		rw.Write([]byte(`{}`))
+		called = true
+		if path := r.URL.Path; path != "/query" {
+			t.Error("Expected the path to contain `/query` but was", path)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	var series chronograf.TimeSeries
+	series, err := influx.NewClient(ts.URL, log.New(log.DebugLevel))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected error initializing client: err:", err)
+	}
+
+	src := chronograf.Source{
+		URL:                ts.URL,
+		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+	}
+	if err := series.Connect(ctx, &src); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected error connecting to client: err:", err)
+	}
+
+	query := chronograf.Query{
+		Command: "show databases",
+	}
+	_, err = series.Query(ctx, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected no error but was", err)
+	}
+
+	if called == false {
+		t.Error("Expected http request to Influx but there was none")
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_Influx_CancelsInFlightRequests(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/server/sources.go b/server/sources.go
index 2ba2d29e5a..74c5ca3e09 100644
--- a/server/sources.go
+++ b/server/sources.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func (h *Service) UpdateSource(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	src.Default = req.Default
+	src.InsecureSkipVerify = req.InsecureSkipVerify
 	if req.Name != "" {
 		src.Name = req.Name
 	}
diff --git a/server/swagger.json b/server/swagger.json
index 667e75cad4..06eb2eed11 100644
--- a/server/swagger.json
+++ b/server/swagger.json
@@ -2092,6 +2092,10 @@
 					"format": "url",
 					"description": "URL for the time series data source backend (e.g. http://localhost:8086)"
 				},
+				"insecureSkipVerify": {
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"description": "True means any certificate presented by the source is accepted.  Typically used for self-signed certs. Probably should only be used for testing."
+				},
 				"default": {
 					"type": "boolean",
 					"description": "Indicates whether this source is the default source"