diff --git a/docs/configuration/storage.md b/docs/configuration/storage.md
index 17c5c7a59..9808669f9 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/storage.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/storage.md
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ storage-s3-endpoint: ""
 #
 # Default: false
 storage-s3-proxy: false
+# Bool. Use SSL for S3 connections.
+#
+# Only set this to 'false' when testing locally.
+#
+# Default: true
+storage-s3-use-ssl: true
 
 # String. Access key part of the S3 credentials.
 # Consider setting this value using environment variables to avoid leaking it via the config file
diff --git a/example/config.yaml b/example/config.yaml
index bef5a936e..12e49e420 100644
--- a/example/config.yaml
+++ b/example/config.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ cache:
     ###########################
     #
     # Database cache configuration:
-    # 
+    #
     # Allows configuration of caches used
     # when loading GTS models from the database.
     #
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ storage-s3-endpoint: ""
 #
 # Default: false
 storage-s3-proxy: false
+# Bool. Use SSL for S3 connections.
+#
+# Only set this to 'false' when testing locally.
+#
+# Default: true
+storage-s3-use-ssl: true
 
 # String. Access key part of the S3 credentials.
 # Consider setting this value using environment variables to avoid leaking it via the config file