diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bc5200..34764f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@
 - `--url`: URL of Gerrit (REQUIRED; e.g. `https://gerrit.example.com`)
 - `--user` (default: `admin`): User to be used for executing actions
 
+If the target Gerrit server is using the HTTPS-protocol, the load test requires
+a valid not self-signed CA. Certificates that are mounted to the
+`/var/loadtest/certs` will be used to that perpose. This can be done like this:
+
+```sh
+docker run -it gerrit/loadtester \
+  -v <certificate dir>:/var/loadtest/certs
+```
+
 ### Kubernetes
 
 The docker containers may be used to run the load tests in Kubernetes to simulate
@@ -115,7 +124,8 @@
 example deployment yaml: `./kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.*.yaml`.
 To install the Kubernetes setup, adjust the configuration in the yaml-files.
 
-- Configure the Gerrit user data in `./kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.secret.yaml`.
+- Configure the Gerrit user data and add certificates for HTTPS-connections
+  in `./kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.secret.yaml`.
   The values have to be base64-encoded.
 - Adjust the configuration file in `./kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.configmap.yaml`.
   The config-file structure is the same as described above.
diff --git a/container/Dockerfile b/container/Dockerfile
index a9ed3e4..559ea0e 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/container/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 RUN adduser -D loadtest -u 1000 -G users && \
     chown -R 1000:100 /usr/src/app && \
     mkdir -p /var/logs && \
-    chown -R 1000:100 /var/logs
+    mkdir -p /var/loadtest && \
+    chown -R 1000:100 /var/logs && \
+    chown -R 1000:100 /var/loadtest
 USER loadtest
 
-ENTRYPOINT [ "python3", "./start_test.py" ]
+RUN git config --global http.sslCAInfo /var/loadtest/ca-certificates.crt
+ENV REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/var/loadtest/ca-certificates.crt
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "./start.sh" ]
diff --git a/container/tools/start.sh b/container/tools/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0f4dc48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container/tools/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/ash
+
+CA_CERT="/var/loadtest/certs"
+
+test -f $REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE || touch $REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE
+
+if [ -d "$CA_CERT" ]; then
+  for file in "$CA_CERT/"*; do
+    (cat "$file"; echo) >> "$REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE"
+  done
+fi
+
+python3 ./start_test.py $@
diff --git a/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.deployment.yaml
index 8c2cb75..351d836 100644
--- a/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.deployment.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@
           - name: config
             mountPath: "/var/config/test.yaml"
             subPath: test.yaml
+          - name: certs
+            mountPath: "/var/loadtest/certs"
       volumes:
         - name: config
           configMap:
             name: load-test-config
+        - name: certs
+          secret:
+            secretName: load-test-ca-certs
diff --git a/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.secret.yaml b/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.secret.yaml
index 0563a76..6cca59f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.secret.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/load-tester/load-tester.secret.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@
 data:
   user: YWRtaW4= # Change
   pwd: c2VjcmV0 # Change
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: load-test-ca-certs
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  ca.crt: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBSU0EgUFJJVkFURSBLRVktLS0tLQoKICAgIC0tLS0tRU5EIFJTQSBQUklWQVRFIEtFWS0tLS0t # Change