diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock/common_utils.py
index d73860e1bc..baaec99653 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock/common_utils.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ def init_bedrock_client(
             "sts",
             aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id,
             aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_access_key,
+            verify=ssl_verify
         )
 
         sts_response = sts_client.assume_role(