diff --git a/lib/behat/classes/behat_config_util.php b/lib/behat/classes/behat_config_util.php
index b0091944911..7c404b8e05b 100644
--- a/lib/behat/classes/behat_config_util.php
+++ b/lib/behat/classes/behat_config_util.php
@@ -762,7 +762,8 @@ class behat_config_util {
 
         // Get app version from env.json inside wwwroot.
         $jsonurl = $CFG->behat_ionic_wwwroot . '/assets/env.json';
-        $json = @file_get_contents($jsonurl);
+        $streamcontext = stream_context_create(['ssl' => ['verify_peer' => false, 'verify_peer_name' => false]]);
+        $json = @file_get_contents($jsonurl, false, $streamcontext);
 
         if (!$json) {
             throw new coding_exception('Unable to load app version from ' . $jsonurl);