diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 81783692f..d83c921c6 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -376,8 +376,10 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
     if not args.verify_ssl:
         import httpx
 
+        os.environ["SSL_VERIFY"] = ""
         litellm._load_litellm()
         litellm._lazy_module.client_session = httpx.Client(verify=False)
+        litellm._lazy_module.aclient_session = httpx.AsyncClient(verify=False)
 
     if args.dark_mode:
         args.user_input_color = "#32FF32"