diff --git a/schemas/condarc.json b/schemas/condarc.json
index 396236238c1a..a881315d3137 100644
--- a/schemas/condarc.json
+++ b/schemas/condarc.json
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@
             }
         },
         "ssl_verify": {
-            "type": "boolean"
+            "oneOf": [
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            ]
         },
         "offline": {
             "type": "boolean"