diff --git a/contrib/helm/clair/templates/deployment.yaml b/contrib/helm/clair/templates/deployment.yaml
index 18073753..561bb0f9 100644
--- a/contrib/helm/clair/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/contrib/helm/clair/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         args:
         - "-log-level={{ .Values.logLevel }}"
+        {{ if .Values.insecureTls }}- "--insecure-tls" {{end}}
         ports:
         - name: clair-api
           containerPort: {{ .Values.service.internalApiPort }}
diff --git a/contrib/helm/clair/values.yaml b/contrib/helm/clair/values.yaml
index 369d5054..4cf0953b 100644
--- a/contrib/helm/clair/values.yaml
+++ b/contrib/helm/clair/values.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 replicaCount: 1
 logLevel: info
+insecureTls: false
 image:
   repository: quay.io/coreos/clair-git
   tag: latest