diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index ee0cae44e23..517cad25b0e 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -93,11 +93,15 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         event_hooks: Optional[Mapping[str, List[Callable[..., Any]]]] = None,
         concurrent_limit=1000,
         client_alias: Optional[str] = None,  # name for client in logs
+        ssl_verify: Optional[Union[bool, str]] = None,
     ):
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.event_hooks = event_hooks
         self.client = self.create_client(
-            timeout=timeout, concurrent_limit=concurrent_limit, event_hooks=event_hooks
+            timeout=timeout,
+            concurrent_limit=concurrent_limit,
+            event_hooks=event_hooks,
+            ssl_verify=ssl_verify,
         )
         self.client_alias = client_alias
 
@@ -106,11 +110,13 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]],
         concurrent_limit: int,
         event_hooks: Optional[Mapping[str, List[Callable[..., Any]]]],
+        ssl_verify: Optional[Union[bool, str]] = None,
     ) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
 
         # SSL certificates (a.k.a CA bundle) used to verify the identity of requested hosts.
         # /path/to/certificate.pem
-        ssl_verify = os.getenv("SSL_VERIFY", litellm.ssl_verify)
+        if ssl_verify is None:
+            ssl_verify = os.getenv("SSL_VERIFY", litellm.ssl_verify)
         # An SSL certificate used by the requested host to authenticate the client.
         # /path/to/client.pem
         cert = os.getenv("SSL_CERTIFICATE", litellm.ssl_certificate)
@@ -672,6 +678,7 @@ def get_async_httpx_client(
         _new_client = AsyncHTTPHandler(
             timeout=httpx.Timeout(timeout=600.0, connect=5.0)
         )
+
     litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache.set_cache(
         key=_cache_key_name,
         value=_new_client,
diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
index 5041c8252ee..71a8a8168b5 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
     ):
         if client is None:
             async_httpx_client = get_async_httpx_client(
-                llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider)
+                llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
+                params={"ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None)},
             )
         else:
             async_httpx_client = client
@@ -361,7 +362,11 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         client: Optional[HTTPHandler] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[Any, dict]:
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, HTTPHandler):
-            sync_httpx_client = _get_httpx_client()
+            sync_httpx_client = _get_httpx_client(
+                {
+                    "ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None),
+                }
+            )
         else:
             sync_httpx_client = client
         stream = True
@@ -413,7 +418,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         fake_stream: bool = False,
         client: Optional[AsyncHTTPHandler] = None,
     ):
-        completion_stream, _response_headers = await self.make_async_call(
+        completion_stream, _response_headers = await self.make_async_call_stream_helper(
             custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
             provider_config=provider_config,
             api_base=api_base,
@@ -434,7 +439,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         )
         return streamwrapper
 
-    async def make_async_call(
+    async def make_async_call_stream_helper(
         self,
         custom_llm_provider: str,
         provider_config: BaseConfig,
@@ -448,9 +453,15 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
         fake_stream: bool = False,
         client: Optional[AsyncHTTPHandler] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[Any, httpx.Headers]:
+        """
+        Helper function for making an async call with stream.
+
+        Handles fake stream as well.
+        """
         if client is None:
             async_httpx_client = get_async_httpx_client(
-                llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider)
+                llm_provider=litellm.LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider),
+                params={"ssl_verify": litellm_params.get("ssl_verify", None)},
             )
         else:
             async_httpx_client = client
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_ollama.py b/tests/local_testing/test_ollama.py
index dab099b65e9..81cd331263f 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_ollama.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_ollama.py
@@ -205,3 +205,36 @@ def test_ollama_ssl_verify():
         client.client._transport._pool._ssl_context.verify_mode
         == test_client._transport._pool._ssl_context.verify_mode
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("stream", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_ollama_ssl_verify(stream):
+    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler
+    import httpx
+
+    try:
+        response = await litellm.acompletion(
+            model="ollama/llama3.1",
+            messages=[
+                {
+                    "role": "user",
+                    "content": "What's the weather like in San Francisco?",
+                }
+            ],
+            ssl_verify=False,
+            stream=stream,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+
+    client: AsyncHTTPHandler = litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache.get_cache(
+        "async_httpx_clientssl_verify_Falseollama"
+    )
+
+    test_client = httpx.AsyncClient(verify=False)
+    print(client)
+    assert (
+        client.client._transport._pool._ssl_context.verify_mode
+        == test_client._transport._pool._ssl_context.verify_mode
+    )