diff --git a/src/DataWrangling/DataWrangling.jl b/src/DataWrangling/DataWrangling.jl
index 70b20646..4c641501 100644
--- a/src/DataWrangling/DataWrangling.jl
+++ b/src/DataWrangling/DataWrangling.jl
@@ -84,8 +84,11 @@ end
 function netrc_downloader(username, password, machine, dir)
     netrc_file = netrc_permission_file(username, password, machine, dir)
     downloader = Downloads.Downloader()
-    easy_hook  = (easy, _) -> Downloads.Curl.setopt(easy, Downloads.Curl.CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, netrc_file)
-
+    easy_hook  = (easy, _) -> begin
+        Downloads.Curl.setopt(easy, Downloads.Curl.CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, netrc_file)
+        # Bypass certificate verification because ecco.jpl.nasa.gov is using an untrusted CA certificate
+        Downloads.Curl.setopt(easy, Downloads.Curl.CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false)
+    end
     downloader.easy_hook = easy_hook
     return downloader
 end