diff --git a/httpclient/httpclient.go b/httpclient/httpclient.go
index 06b6e7b4..2f12c7b9 100644
--- a/httpclient/httpclient.go
+++ b/httpclient/httpclient.go
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ func (c *Config) Initialize(configDir string) error {
 // loadCACerts returns system cert pools and try to add the configured
 // CA certificates to it
 func (c *Config) loadCACerts(configDir string) (*x509.CertPool, error) {
+	if len(c.CACertificates) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	rootCAs, err := x509.SystemCertPool()
 	if err != nil {
 		rootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()