diff --git a/controllers/secretrotator_operations.go b/controllers/secretrotator_operations.go
index c17fff1..53a3b05 100644
--- a/controllers/secretrotator_operations.go
+++ b/controllers/secretrotator_operations.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (r *SecretRotatorReconciler) InitializeResource(ctx context.Context, tokenD
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if secretRotator.Spec.Security.Enabled {
+	if secretRotator.Spec.Security.Enabled && !secretRotator.Spec.Security.InsecureSkipVerify {
 		// HandleCerts method copies certificates into the container
 		if err := resource.HandleCerts(ctx, secretRotator.Spec.Security.SecretNamespace, secretRotator.Spec.Security.CertificateSecretName, secretRotator.Name, r.Client); err != nil {
 			return err