diff --git a/templates/node/lib/client.js.twig b/templates/node/lib/client.js.twig
index b2538e8e8..c3b8130e5 100644
--- a/templates/node/lib/client.js.twig
+++ b/templates/node/lib/client.js.twig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const os = require('os');
 const URL = require('url').URL;
+const https = require("https");
 const axios = require('axios');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
 const {{spec.title | caseUcfirst}}Exception = require('./exception.js');
@@ -81,11 +82,6 @@ class Client {
     }
       
     async call(method, path = '', headers = {}, params = {}, responseType = 'json') {
-        if(this.selfSigned) { // Allow self signed requests
-            process.env["NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED"] = 0;
-        }
-
-
         headers = Object.assign({}, this.headers, headers);
 
         let contentType = headers['content-type'].toLowerCase();
@@ -125,6 +121,10 @@ class Client {
             json: (contentType.startsWith('application/json')),
             responseType: responseType
         };
+        if (this.selfSigned) {
+            // Allow self signed requests
+            options.httpsAgent = new https.Agent({ rejectUnauthorized: false });
+        }
         try {
             let response = await axios(options);
             return response.data;