diff --git a/braintrust-sdk/src/main/java/dev/braintrust/api/BraintrustApiClient.java b/braintrust-sdk/src/main/java/dev/braintrust/api/BraintrustApiClient.java
index bd5929ec..7eaa2ed5 100644
--- a/braintrust-sdk/src/main/java/dev/braintrust/api/BraintrustApiClient.java
+++ b/braintrust-sdk/src/main/java/dev/braintrust/api/BraintrustApiClient.java
@@ -485,7 +485,10 @@ private boolean isNotFound(Throwable error) {
         }
 
         private static HttpClient createDefaultHttpClient(BraintrustConfig config) {
-            return HttpClient.newBuilder().connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10)).build();
+            return HttpClient.newBuilder()
+                    .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+                    .sslContext(config.sslContext())
+                    .build();
         }
     }