diff --git a/modules/doc/install.rst b/modules/doc/install.rst
index ff56c8abe735f9ad9a93d95c52233666f446c563..76191a96c62dede580d7eaecae88816645872d1d 100644
--- a/modules/doc/install.rst
+++ b/modules/doc/install.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ OpenStructure uses `git` as the revision control system. The main repository can
   
 The above command will clone OpenStructre into the directory called `directory-name`. If omitted, the directory will be called ost. Alternatively, you might consider getting one of the nightly source code snapshots from the `downloads section <http://www.openstructure.org/downloads/>`_.
 
+.. note::
+
+  Some version of curl have have trouble with the certificate of the 
+  OpenStructure git server and fail to clone the repository. To work around 
+  this, disable the SSL certificate verification with the following command:
+  
+  .. code-block:: bash
+  
+    git config --global http.sslVerify false
+
 
 Picking the right branch
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