diff --git a/imagecache_external.module b/imagecache_external.module
index bb82df9..c9d9b92 100755
--- a/imagecache_external.module
+++ b/imagecache_external.module
@@ -146,10 +146,13 @@ function imagecache_external_fetch($url, $cachepath) {
   }
   if (!empty($cookies)) {
     $headers = array('Cookie' => $cookies);
-    $result = $http->request('get', $url, array('headers' => $headers));
+    $result = $http->request('get', $url, array(
+      'headers' => $headers,
+      'verify' => FALSE,
+    ));
   }
   else {
-    $result = $http->request('get', $url);
+    $result = $http->request('get', $url, ['verify' => FALSE]);
   }
 
   $code   = floor($result->getStatusCode() / 100) * 100;