diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index 77f9aabced0..039db119cb0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class DynamoDBArgs(LiteLLMBase):
     billing_mode: Literal["PROVISIONED_THROUGHPUT", "PAY_PER_REQUEST"]
     read_capacity_units: Optional[int] = None
     write_capacity_units: Optional[int] = None
+    ssl_verify: Optional[bool] = None
     region_name: str
     user_table_name: str = "LiteLLM_UserTable"
     key_table_name: str = "LiteLLM_VerificationToken"
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/db/dynamo_db.py b/litellm/proxy/db/dynamo_db.py
index a5c4b8371f3..73e20054976 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/db/dynamo_db.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/db/dynamo_db.py
@@ -71,9 +71,15 @@ class DynamoDBWrapper(CustomDB):
         from aiodynamo.models import ReturnValues
         from aiodynamo.http.aiohttp import AIOHTTP
         from aiohttp import ClientSession
+        import aiohttp
 
         verbose_proxy_logger.debug("DynamoDB Wrapper - Attempting to connect")
-        async with ClientSession() as session:
+        # before making ClientSession check if ssl_verify=False
+        if self.database_arguments.ssl_verify == False:
+            client_session = ClientSession(connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl=False))
+        else:
+            client_session = ClientSession()
+        async with client_session as session:
             client = Client(AIOHTTP(session), Credentials.auto(), self.region_name)
             ## User
             try:
@@ -145,8 +151,13 @@ class DynamoDBWrapper(CustomDB):
         from aiodynamo.models import ReturnValues
         from aiodynamo.http.aiohttp import AIOHTTP
         from aiohttp import ClientSession
+        import aiohttp
 
-        async with ClientSession() as session:
+        if self.database_arguments.ssl_verify == False:
+            client_session = ClientSession(connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl=False))
+        else:
+            client_session = ClientSession()
+        async with client_session as session:
             client = Client(AIOHTTP(session), Credentials.auto(), self.region_name)
             table = None
             if table_name == "user":
@@ -178,8 +189,14 @@ class DynamoDBWrapper(CustomDB):
         from aiodynamo.models import ReturnValues
         from aiodynamo.http.aiohttp import AIOHTTP
         from aiohttp import ClientSession
+        import aiohttp
 
-        async with ClientSession() as session:
+        if self.database_arguments.ssl_verify == False:
+            client_session = ClientSession(connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl=False))
+        else:
+            client_session = ClientSession()
+
+        async with client_session as session:
             client = Client(AIOHTTP(session), Credentials.auto(), self.region_name)
             table = None
             key_name = None
@@ -232,8 +249,13 @@ class DynamoDBWrapper(CustomDB):
         from aiodynamo.models import ReturnValues
         from aiodynamo.http.aiohttp import AIOHTTP
         from aiohttp import ClientSession
+        import aiohttp
 
-        async with ClientSession() as session:
+        if self.database_arguments.ssl_verify == False:
+            client_session = ClientSession(connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl=False))
+        else:
+            client_session = ClientSession()
+        async with client_session as session:
             client = Client(AIOHTTP(session), Credentials.auto(), self.region_name)
             table = None
             key_name = None
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
index 1216b68dcaa..c464deaebdc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ general_settings:
   database_type: "dynamo_db" 
   database_args: { # 👈  all args - https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/befbcbb7ac8f59835ce47415c128decf37aac328/litellm/proxy/_types.py#L190
     "billing_mode": "PAY_PER_REQUEST", 
-    "region_name": "us-west-2" 
+    "region_name": "us-west-2",
+    "ssl_verify": False
   }