diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/php/config.php b/web/documentserver-example/php/config.php
index 91b926b2..bc72d1a9 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/php/config.php
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/php/config.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ $GLOBALS['DOC_SERV_COMMAND_URL'] = "coauthoring/CommandService.ashx";
 $GLOBALS['DOC_SERV_JWT_SECRET'] = "";
 $GLOBALS['DOC_SERV_JWT_HEADER'] = "Authorization";
 
+$GLOBALS['DOC_SERV_VERIFY_PEER_OFF'] = TRUE;
+
 $GLOBALS['EXAMPLE_URL'] = "";
 
 $GLOBALS['MOBILE_REGEX'] = "android|avantgo|playbook|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od|ad)|iris|kindle|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|opera m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\\/|plucker|pocket|psp|symbian|treo|up\\.(browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows (ce|phone)|xda|xiino";
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/php/functions.php b/web/documentserver-example/php/functions.php
index 8f19c3e9..d35649c9 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/php/functions.php
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/php/functions.php
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ function SendRequestToConvertService($document_uri, $from_extension, $to_extensi
         );
 
     if (substr($urlToConverter, 0, strlen("https")) === "https") {
-        $opts['ssl'] = array( 'verify_peer'   => FALSE );
+        if($GLOBALS['DOC_SERV_VERIFY_PEER_OFF'] === TRUE) {
+            $opts['ssl'] = array( 'verify_peer' => FALSE, 'verify_peer_name' => FALSE );
+        }
     }
  
     $context = stream_context_create($opts);
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/php/trackmanager.php b/web/documentserver-example/php/trackmanager.php
index f437d458..161153e3 100755
--- a/web/documentserver-example/php/trackmanager.php
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/php/trackmanager.php
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ function commandRequest($method, $key, $meta = null){
     ));
 
     if (substr($documentCommandUrl, 0, strlen("https")) === "https") {
-        $opts['ssl'] = array( 'verify_peer'   => FALSE );
+        if($GLOBALS['DOC_SERV_VERIFY_PEER_OFF'] === TRUE) {
+            $opts['ssl'] = array( 'verify_peer' => FALSE, 'verify_peer_name' => FALSE );
+        }
     }
 
     $context = stream_context_create($opts);
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/php/webeditor-ajax.php b/web/documentserver-example/php/webeditor-ajax.php
index 2426539f..99a9c391 100755
--- a/web/documentserver-example/php/webeditor-ajax.php
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/php/webeditor-ajax.php
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ $_trackerStatus = array(
     7 => 'CorruptedForceSave'
 );
 
+// ignore self-signed certificate
+if($GLOBALS['DOC_SERV_VERIFY_PEER_OFF'] === TRUE) {
+    stream_context_set_default( [
+        'ssl' => [
+            'verify_peer' => false,
+            'verify_peer_name' => false,
+        ],
+    ]);
+}
+
 // check if type value exists
 if (isset($_GET["type"]) && !empty($_GET["type"])) {
     $response_array;