diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 61a7393..9dec48c 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ erl_crash.dump
 /assets/node_modules/
 /priv/static/assets/
 /priv/static/cache_manifest.json
+
+# Ignore .gitignore file for ca-certificates
+/ca-certificates/.gitignore
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a877766..54a8384 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,26 +20,26 @@ ARG RUNNER_IMAGE="debian:${DEBIAN_VERSION}"
 
 FROM ${BUILDER_IMAGE} as builder
 
-# install build dependencies
+# Install build dependencies
 RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y build-essential git \
     && apt-get clean && rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/*_*
 
-# prepare build dir
+# Prepare build dir
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# install hex + rebar
+# Install hex + rebar
 RUN mix local.hex --force && \
     mix local.rebar --force
 
-# set build ENV
+# Set build ENV
 ENV MIX_ENV="prod"
 
-# install mix dependencies
+# Install mix dependencies
 COPY mix.exs mix.lock ./
 RUN mix deps.get --only $MIX_ENV
 RUN mkdir config
 
-# copy compile-time config files before we compile dependencies
+# Copy compile-time config files before we compile dependencies
 # to ensure any relevant config change will trigger the dependencies
 # to be re-compiled.
 COPY config/config.exs config/${MIX_ENV}.exs config/
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ COPY lib lib
 
 COPY assets assets
 
-# compile assets
+# Compile assets
 RUN mix assets.deploy
 
 # Compile the release
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ COPY config/runtime.exs config/
 COPY rel rel
 RUN mix release
 
-# start a new build stage so that the final image will only contain
+# Start a new build stage so that the final image will only contain
 # the compiled release and other runtime necessities
 FROM ${RUNNER_IMAGE}
 
@@ -81,12 +81,16 @@ ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
 WORKDIR "/app"
 RUN chown nobody /app
 
-# set runner ENV
+# Set runner ENV
 ENV MIX_ENV="prod"
 
 # Only copy the final release from the build stage
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nobody:root /app/_build/${MIX_ENV}/rel/chronoscope ./
 
+# Add in any local CA Certificates
+COPY ca-certificates/* /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/
+RUN update-ca-certificates
+
 USER nobody
 
 # If using an environment that doesn't automatically reap zombie processes, it is
diff --git a/ca-certificates/.gitignore b/ca-certificates/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b57329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ca-certificates/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!/
+!/.gitignore