diff --git a/Classes/GTRepository.m b/Classes/GTRepository.m
index c38cd0847..211bc5572 100644
--- a/Classes/GTRepository.m
+++ b/Classes/GTRepository.m
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ + (id)cloneFromURL:(NSURL *)originURL toWorkingDirectory:(NSURL *)workdirURL bar
 
 	cloneOptions.fetch_progress_cb = transferProgressCallback;
 	cloneOptions.fetch_progress_payload = (__bridge void *)transferProgressBlock;
+	cloneOptions.transport_flags = GIT_TRANSPORTFLAGS_NO_CHECK_CERT;
 
 	const char *remoteURL = originURL.absoluteString.UTF8String;
 	const char *workingDirectoryPath = workdirURL.path.UTF8String;