diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index c9347d45..9c816ef4 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ function configureCommandlineSwitchesSync(cliArgs) {
 		'disable-color-correct-rendering',
 
 		// override for the color profile to use
-		'force-color-profile'
+		'force-color-profile',
+
+		// test our vsx store
+		'ignore-certificate-errors'
 	];
 
 	if (process.platform === 'linux') {
@@ -199,6 +202,13 @@ function configureCommandlineSwitchesSync(cliArgs) {
 					app.commandLine.appendSwitch(argvKey);
 				}
 			}
+
+			else if (argvValue === true || argvValue === 'true') {
+				if (argvKey === 'ignore-certificate-errors') {
+					console.log('argvKey=' + argvKey);
+					app.commandLine.appendSwitch(argvKey);
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Append main process flags to process.argv
@@ -283,7 +293,8 @@ function createDefaultArgvConfigSync(argvConfigPath) {
 			'',
 			'	// Enabled by default by VS Code to resolve color issues in the renderer',
 			'	// See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/51791 for details',
-			'	"disable-color-correct-rendering": true',
+			'	"disable-color-correct-rendering": true,',
+			'	"ignore-certificate-errors": false',
 			'}'
 		];