diff --git a/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
index 0d4265d..b994b49 100644
--- a/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
+++ b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ jicofo {
         domain =  "{{ $JVB_XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN }}"
         username = "focus"
         password = "{{ .Env.JICOFO_AUTH_PASSWORD }}"
+        disable-certificate-verification = true
       }
       {{ end }}
       {{ if $ENABLE_RECORDING }}