diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
index 6558bbab91..91fdfaaa88 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ static esp_err_t _ota_write(esp_https_ota_t *https_ota_handle, const void *buffe
     return err;
 }
 
+static bool is_server_verification_enabled(esp_https_ota_config_t *ota_config) {
+    return  (ota_config->http_config->cert_pem
+            || ota_config->http_config->use_global_ca_store
+            || !(ota_config->http_config->crt_bundle_attach == NULL));
+}
+
 esp_err_t esp_https_ota_begin(esp_https_ota_config_t *ota_config, esp_https_ota_handle_t *handle)
 {
     esp_err_t err;
@@ -173,8 +179,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_https_ota_begin(esp_https_ota_config_t *ota_config, esp_https_ota_
     }
 
 #if !CONFIG_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP
-    if (!ota_config->http_config->cert_pem) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Server certificate not found in esp_http_client config");
+    if (!is_server_verification_enabled(ota_config)) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No option for server verification is enabled in esp_http_client config.");
         *handle = NULL;
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
     }