diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 75e5f9bb9..f34907b8d 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
         litellm._load_litellm()
         litellm._lazy_module.client_session = httpx.Client(verify=False)
         litellm._lazy_module.aclient_session = httpx.AsyncClient(verify=False)
+        # Set verify_ssl on the model_info_manager
+        models.model_info_manager.set_verify_ssl(False)
 
     if args.timeout:
         models.request_timeout = args.timeout
diff --git a/aider/models.py b/aider/models.py
index 1532cdb1d..5a8196f72 100644
--- a/aider/models.py
+++ b/aider/models.py
@@ -138,7 +138,11 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
         self.cache_file = self.cache_dir / "model_prices_and_context_window.json"
         self.content = None
         self.local_model_metadata = {}
+        self.verify_ssl = True
         self._load_cache()
+        
+    def set_verify_ssl(self, verify_ssl):
+        self.verify_ssl = verify_ssl
 
     def _load_cache(self):
         try:
@@ -154,8 +158,8 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
         try:
             import requests
 
-            # this needs to respect the --no-verify-ssl switch. ai!
-            response = requests.get(self.MODEL_INFO_URL, timeout=5)
+            # Respect the --no-verify-ssl switch
+            response = requests.get(self.MODEL_INFO_URL, timeout=5, verify=self.verify_ssl)
             if response.status_code == 200:
                 self.content = response.json()
                 try: