diff --git a/openpype/lib/mongo.py b/openpype/lib/mongo.py
index d27ec99aa2..c758f0d73c 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/mongo.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/mongo.py
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ class OpenPypeMongoConnection:
         kwargs = {
             "serverSelectionTimeoutMS": timeout
         }
+        if should_add_certificate_path_to_mongo_url(mongo_url):
+            kwargs["ssl_ca_certs"] = certifi.where()
 
         mongo_client = pymongo.MongoClient(mongo_url, **kwargs)