diff --git a/examples/http/proxy-https-to-https.js b/examples/http/proxy-https-to-https.js
index b35ecc3..af0d922 100644
--- a/examples/http/proxy-https-to-https.js
+++ b/examples/http/proxy-https-to-https.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ https.createServer(helpers.https, function (req, res) {
 httpProxy.createServer(8000, 'localhost', {
   https: helpers.https,
   target: {
-    https: true
+    https: true,
+    rejectUnauthorized: false
   }
 }).listen(8080);
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/http.js b/test/helpers/http.js
index b91478f..3479626 100644
--- a/test/helpers/http.js
+++ b/test/helpers/http.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ exports.createProxyServer = function (options, callback) {
     if (protocols.proxy === 'https') {
       options.proxy.https = helpers.https;
     }
+    options.proxy.rejectUnauthorized = false;
 
     return httpProxy
       .createServer(options.proxy)
diff --git a/test/macros/http.js b/test/macros/http.js
index dcb4256..767b7db 100644
--- a/test/macros/http.js
+++ b/test/macros/http.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ exports.assertRequest = function (options) {
       //
       // Now make the HTTP request and assert.
       //
+      options.request.rejectUnauthorized = false;
       request(options.request, this.callback);
     },
     "should succeed": function (err, res, body) {
@@ -320,4 +321,4 @@ exports.assertProxiedToRoutes = function (options, nested) {
   }
 
   return context;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};