diff --git a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/provider/utils/helpers.py b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/provider/utils/helpers.py
index 8ead2dc6e8e..d21aefd68a9 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/provider/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/provider/utils/helpers.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def amake_request(
     )
 
     with_session = kwargs.pop("with_session", "session" in kwargs)
-    session: ClientSession = kwargs.pop("session", ClientSession())
+    session: ClientSession = kwargs.pop("session", ClientSession(trust_env=True))
 
     try:
         response = await session.request(method, url, **kwargs)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ async def amake_requests(
     Union[dict, List[dict]]
         Response json
     """
-    session: ClientSession = kwargs.pop("session", ClientSession())
+    session: ClientSession = kwargs.pop("session", ClientSession(trust_env=True))
     kwargs["response_callback"] = response_callback
 
     urls = urls if isinstance(urls, list) else [urls]
diff --git a/openbb_platform/obbject_extensions/charting/openbb_charting/core/backend.py b/openbb_platform/obbject_extensions/charting/openbb_charting/core/backend.py
index c21e34032e5..be07482f912 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/obbject_extensions/charting/openbb_charting/core/backend.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/obbject_extensions/charting/openbb_charting/core/backend.py
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ async def download_plotly_js():
         # we use aiohttp to download plotly.js
         # this is so we don't have to block the main thread
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(
-            connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(verify_ssl=False)
+            connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(verify_ssl=False), trust_env=True
         ) as session, session.get(f"https://cdn.plot.ly/{js_filename}") as resp:
             with open(str(PLOTLYJS_PATH), "wb") as f:
                 while True: