diff --git a/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py b/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py
index 6da37e7..3f325aa 100644
--- a/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py
+++ b/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class AzureOpenAIProvider(LLMProvider):
         )
 
         try:
-            async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=60.0) as client:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=60.0, verify=True) as client:
                 response = await client.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
                 if response.status_code != 200:
                     return LLMResponse(