diff --git a/internal/dockerfile_agent b/internal/dockerfile_agent
index d8949504..37f84ec5 100644
--- a/internal/dockerfile_agent
+++ b/internal/dockerfile_agent
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RUN go mod download
 # Copy source files
 COPY . ./
 
+RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates && update-ca-certificates
+
 # Build
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOGC=75 GOOS=$TARGETOS GOARCH=$TARGETARCH go build -ldflags "-w -s" -o /agent ./internal/cmd/agent
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /tmp/*
 # --------------------------
 FROM scratch
 COPY --from=builder /agent /agent
+COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
 
 # this is so we don't need to create the /tmp directory in the scratch container
 COPY --from=builder /tmp /tmp
@@ -29,4 +32,4 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/agent/test-data/amdgpu.ids /usr/share/libdrm/amdgpu.ids
 # Ensure data persistence across container recreations
 VOLUME ["/var/lib/beszel-agent"]
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/agent"]
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+ENTRYPOINT ["/agent"]