diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfiguration.java
index 9df978a816f..6026654ecdc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ public class CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfiguration {
 	private CloudFoundrySecurityService getCloudFoundrySecurityService(
 			RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder, Environment environment) {
 		String cloudControllerUrl = environment.getProperty("vcap.application.cf_api");
+		boolean skipSslValidation = Boolean.parseBoolean(
+				environment.getProperty("management.cloudfoundry.skipSslValidation"));
 		return cloudControllerUrl == null ? null
-				: new CloudFoundrySecurityService(restTemplateBuilder,
-						cloudControllerUrl);
+				: new CloudFoundrySecurityService(restTemplateBuilder, cloudControllerUrl,
+						skipSslValidation);
 	}
 
 	private CorsConfiguration getCorsConfiguration() {
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityService.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityService.java
index ce6126ba883..723b53a7e95 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityService.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityService.java
@@ -46,11 +46,14 @@ class CloudFoundrySecurityService {
 	private String uaaUrl;
 
 	CloudFoundrySecurityService(RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder,
-			String cloudControllerUrl) {
+			String cloudControllerUrl, boolean skipSslValidation) {
 		Assert.notNull(restTemplateBuilder, "RestTemplateBuilder must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(cloudControllerUrl, "CloudControllerUrl must not be null");
-		this.restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder
-				.requestFactory(SkipSslVerificationHttpRequestFactory.class).build();
+		if (skipSslValidation) {
+			restTemplateBuilder = restTemplateBuilder
+					.requestFactory(SkipSslVerificationHttpRequestFactory.class);
+		}
+		this.restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder.build();
 		this.cloudControllerUrl = cloudControllerUrl;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 5de230a3533..374bdb977b3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.WebSecurity.IgnoredRequestConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.RequestMatcher;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
 
@@ -117,6 +118,22 @@ public class CloudFoundryActuatorAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(cloudControllerUrl).isEqualTo("http://my-cloud-controller.com");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void skipSslValidation() throws Exception {
+		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(this.context,
+				"management.cloudfoundry.skipSslValidation:true");
+		this.context.refresh();
+		CloudFoundryEndpointHandlerMapping handlerMapping = getHandlerMapping();
+		Object interceptor = ReflectionTestUtils.getField(handlerMapping,
+				"securityInterceptor");
+		Object interceptorSecurityService = ReflectionTestUtils.getField(interceptor,
+				"cloudFoundrySecurityService");
+		RestTemplate restTemplate = (RestTemplate) ReflectionTestUtils
+				.getField(interceptorSecurityService, "restTemplate");
+		assertThat(restTemplate.getRequestFactory())
+				.isInstanceOf(SkipSslVerificationHttpRequestFactory.class);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void cloudFoundryPlatformActiveAndCloudControllerUrlNotPresent()
 			throws Exception {
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityServiceTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityServiceTests.java
index 585b69a759c..0f80c90fef2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityServiceTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cloudfoundry/CloudFoundrySecurityServiceTests.java
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.MockServerRestTemplateCustomizer
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.test.web.client.MockRestServiceServer;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.client.match.MockRestRequestMatchers.header;
@@ -63,10 +65,33 @@ public class CloudFoundrySecurityServiceTests {
 	public void setup() throws Exception {
 		MockServerRestTemplateCustomizer mockServerCustomizer = new MockServerRestTemplateCustomizer();
 		RestTemplateBuilder builder = new RestTemplateBuilder(mockServerCustomizer);
-		this.securityService = new CloudFoundrySecurityService(builder, CLOUD_CONTROLLER);
+		this.securityService = new CloudFoundrySecurityService(builder, CLOUD_CONTROLLER,
+				false);
 		this.server = mockServerCustomizer.getServer();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void skipSslValidationWhenTrue() throws Exception {
+		RestTemplateBuilder builder = new RestTemplateBuilder();
+		this.securityService = new CloudFoundrySecurityService(builder, CLOUD_CONTROLLER,
+				true);
+		RestTemplate restTemplate = (RestTemplate) ReflectionTestUtils
+				.getField(this.securityService, "restTemplate");
+		assertThat(restTemplate.getRequestFactory())
+				.isInstanceOf(SkipSslVerificationHttpRequestFactory.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void doNotskipSslValidationWhenFalse() throws Exception {
+		RestTemplateBuilder builder = new RestTemplateBuilder();
+		this.securityService = new CloudFoundrySecurityService(builder, CLOUD_CONTROLLER,
+				false);
+		RestTemplate restTemplate = (RestTemplate) ReflectionTestUtils
+				.getField(this.securityService, "restTemplate");
+		assertThat(restTemplate.getRequestFactory())
+				.isNotInstanceOf(SkipSslVerificationHttpRequestFactory.class);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getAccessLevelWhenSpaceDeveloperShouldReturnFull() throws Exception {
 		String responseBody = "{\"read_sensitive_data\": true,\"read_basic_data\": true}";