diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex
index 32c1080f7..4f0e23f20 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex
@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper do
     |> adapter_helper().options(uri)
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  The configured Tesla adapter with TLS options, for clients that do not go
+  through `Pleroma.HTTP`.
+  """
+  @spec tesla_adapter() :: module() | {module(), keyword()}
+  def tesla_adapter do
+    case adapter() do
+      Tesla.Adapter.Hackney ->
+        {Tesla.Adapter.Hackney, Pleroma.HTTP.TLS.put_hackney_ssl_options([])}
+
+      Tesla.Adapter.Gun ->
+        {Tesla.Adapter.Gun, certificates_verification: true}
+
+      adapter ->
+        adapter
+    end
+  end
+
   defp adapter, do: Application.get_env(:tesla, :adapter)
 
   defp adapter_helper do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/search/qdrant_search.ex b/lib/pleroma/search/qdrant_search.ex
index 4d57cfa88..a8c5a3eb9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/search/qdrant_search.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/search/qdrant_search.ex
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Search.QdrantSearch.OpenAIClient do
   end
 
   defp client do
-    Tesla.client(middleware())
+    Tesla.client(middleware(), Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper.tesla_adapter())
   end
 
   defp middleware do
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Search.QdrantSearch.QdrantClient do
   end
 
   defp client do
-    Tesla.client(middleware())
+    Tesla.client(middleware(), Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper.tesla_adapter())
   end
 
   defp middleware do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/tesla_adapter_test.exs b/test/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/tesla_adapter_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ee2f13ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/tesla_adapter_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper.TeslaAdapterTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
+
+  alias Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper
+  alias Pleroma.HTTP.TLS
+
+  setup do
+    adapter = Application.get_env(:tesla, :adapter)
+    on_exit(fn -> Application.put_env(:tesla, :adapter, adapter) end)
+  end
+
+  test "adds the TLS options to Hackney" do
+    Application.put_env(:tesla, :adapter, Tesla.Adapter.Hackney)
+
+    assert AdapterHelper.tesla_adapter() ==
+             {Tesla.Adapter.Hackney, ssl_options: TLS.ssl_options()}
+  end
+
+  test "turns on certificate checks for Gun" do
+    Application.put_env(:tesla, :adapter, Tesla.Adapter.Gun)
+
+    assert AdapterHelper.tesla_adapter() == {Tesla.Adapter.Gun, certificates_verification: true}
+  end
+
+  test "keeps other adapters" do
+    Application.put_env(:tesla, :adapter, {Tesla.Adapter.Finch, name: MyFinch})
+
+    assert AdapterHelper.tesla_adapter() == {Tesla.Adapter.Finch, name: MyFinch}
+  end
+end