diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/MailSessionProducerIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/MailSessionProducerIT.java
index 29b6598b1a9..0507ff03991 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/MailSessionProducerIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/MailSessionProducerIT.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.settings.SettingsServiceBean;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.util.testing.JvmSetting;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.util.testing.LocalJvmSettings;
+import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.util.testing.SystemProperty;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.util.testing.Tags;
 import io.restassured.RestAssured;
 import jakarta.mail.Session;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ void createSession() {
     @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.MAIL_MTA_SETTING, method = "tcSmtpPort", varArgs = "port")
     @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.MAIL_MTA_SETTING, varArgs = "ssl.enable", value = "true")
     @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.MAIL_MTA_SETTING, varArgs = "ssl.trust", value = "*")
+    @SystemProperty(key = "jdk.internal.httpclient.disableHostnameVerification", value = "true")
     class WithSSLWithoutAuthentication {
         @Container
         static GenericContainer<?> maildev = new GenericContainer<>("maildev/maildev:2.1.0")