diff --git a/build-linux.sh b/build-linux.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06abf2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+pyinstaller scrapist.py --clean -F --add-data "$(python -c 'import certifi; print(certifi.where())'):certifi"
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b35fa77..8b4eec7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 discord.py-self==2.1.0
-pyinstaller==6.19.0
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+pyinstaller==6.19.0
+certifi==2026.1.4
diff --git a/scrapist.py b/scrapist.py
index ecccb08..4294900 100644
--- a/scrapist.py
+++ b/scrapist.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import discord
 import os
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
+import certifi
+
+# When running as PyInstaller bundle, point SSL to bundled certs
+if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+    os.environ['SSL_CERT_FILE'] = certifi.where()
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog="Scrapist",