diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index a7c44c1..a985d1a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:1-22-bookworm
-
+# Copy the Sophos CA certificate into the container
+COPY sophos.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/sophos.crt
+# Update system CA certificates
+RUN update-ca-certificates
 # Install MongoDB command line tools - though mongo-database-tools not available on arm64
 ARG MONGO_TOOLS_VERSION=6.0
 RUN . /etc/os-release \
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 3daf187..16ff1e6 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 	"dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
 	"service": "app",
 	"workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
-
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
-
+	"containerEnv": {
+		"NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS": "/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/sophos.crt"
+	},
 	// Configure tool-specific properties.
 	"customizations": {
 		// Configure properties specific to VS Code.
@@ -19,13 +20,10 @@
 			]
 		}
 	}
-
 	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
 	// "forwardPorts": [3000, 27017],
-
 	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
 	// "postCreateCommand": "yarn install",
-
 	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
 	// "remoteUser": "root"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/sophos.crt b/.devcontainer/sophos.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..701221f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/sophos.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----