diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9960f33a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+##
+# Cloud Foundry app initialization script
+# https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/devguide/deploy-apps/deploy-app.html#profile
+##
+
+export https_proxy=$egress_proxy
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index d032ed1bf..0df7a50b1 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ applications:
       AWS_REGION: us-west-2
       AWS_PINPOINT_REGION: us-west-2
       AWS_US_TOLL_FREE_NUMBER: +18446120782
+
+      REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE: "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"