@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ const (

 	// DefaultV2Registry is the URI of the default v2 registry

 	DefaultV2Registry = "https://registry-1.docker.io"

+)

+var (

 	// CertsDir is the directory where certificates are stored

 	CertsDir = "/etc/docker/certs.d"

 )

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func newTLSConfig(hostname string, isSecure bool) (*tls.Config, error) {

 	tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = !isSecure

-	if isSecure {

+	if isSecure && CertsDir != "" {

 		hostDir := filepath.Join(CertsDir, cleanPath(hostname))

 		logrus.Debugf("hostDir: %s", hostDir)

 		if err := ReadCertsDirectory(&tlsConfig, hostDir); err != nil {