diff --git a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default
index 3ae004960c..fbfe696b70 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default
+++ b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ CONFIG_MBEDTLS_ASYMMETRIC_CONTENT_LEN=y
 CONFIG_MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN=16384
 CONFIG_MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN=16384
 CONFIG_ESP_NETIF_TCPIP_ADAPTER_COMPATIBLE_LAYER=n
+CONFIG_ESP_TLS_INSECURE=y
+CONFIG_ESP_TLS_SKIP_SERVER_CERT_VERIFY=y