diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aaf1eb4c1..36ac9f3f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Features
 * Connect and authenticate to individual databases
 * Authenticate as admin to view all databases
 * Database blacklist/whitelist
+* Custom CA and CA validation disabling
 
 
 Screenshots
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ You can use the following [environment variables](https://docs.docker.com/refere
     `ME_CONFIG_REQUEST_SIZE`          | `100kb`         | Used to configure maximum mongo update payload size. CRUD operations above this size will fail due to restrictions in [body-parser](https://www.npmjs.com/package/body-parser).
     `ME_CONFIG_OPTIONS_EDITORTHEME`   | `rubyblue`      | Web editor color theme, [more here](http://codemirror.net/demo/theme.html).
     `ME_CONFIG_SITE_SSL_ENABLED`      | `false`         | Enable SSL.
+    `ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SSLVALIDATE`   | `true`          | Validate mongod server certificate against CA
     `ME_CONFIG_SITE_SSL_CRT_PATH`     | ` `             | SSL certificate file.
     `ME_CONFIG_SITE_SSL_KEY_PATH`     | ` `             | SSL key file.
 
diff --git a/config.default.js b/config.default.js
index 9545c2ab5..248545d4a 100644
--- a/config.default.js
+++ b/config.default.js
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@ module.exports = {
     server: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER  || mongo.host,
     port:   process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_PORT    || mongo.port,
 
-    //useSSL: connect to the server using secure SSL
-    useSSL: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SSL || mongo.ssl,
+    //ssl: connect to the server using secure SSL
+    ssl: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SSL || mongo.ssl,
+
+    //sslValidate: validate mongod server certificate against CA
+    sslValidate: process.env.ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SSLVALIDATE || true,
+    
+    //sslCA: array of valid CA certificates
+    sslCA:  [],
 
     //autoReconnect: automatically reconnect if connection is lost
     autoReconnect: true,
diff --git a/lib/db.js b/lib/db.js
index c26dadd30..cd478d3ac 100644
--- a/lib/db.js
+++ b/lib/db.js
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ let connect = function (config) {
   // set up database stuff
   let host = config.mongodb.server  || 'localhost';
   let port = config.mongodb.port    || mongodb.Connection.DEFAULT_PORT;
+  
+  if (config.mongodb.useSSL) {
+    console.error('Please update config file to use mongodb.ssl instead of mongodb.useSSL. Copying value for now.');
+    config.mongodb.ssl = config.mongodb.useSSL;
+  }
+  
   let dbOptions = {
     auto_reconnect: config.mongodb.autoReconnect,
     poolSize:       config.mongodb.poolSize,
-    ssl:            config.mongodb.useSSL,
+    ssl:            config.mongodb.ssl,
+    sslValidate:    config.mongodb.sslValidate,
+    sslCA:          config.mongodb.sslCA,
   };
 
   let db;