diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2589a3c312..807443c392 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
     "build": "browserify src/index.js -o build/app.js",
     "browsertest": "sleep 5 && npm run nightwatch_local",
     "csslint": "csslint --ignore=order-alphabetical --errors='errors,duplicate-properties,empty-rules' --exclude-list='assets/css/font-awesome.min.css' assets/css/",
-    "downloadsolc": "rimraf soljson.js && cd node_modules/solc && wget https://solc-bin.ethereum.org/soljson.js && cd ../../",
-    "downloadsolc_root": "wget https://solc-bin.ethereum.org/soljson.js",
+    "downloadsolc": "rimraf soljson.js && cd node_modules/solc && wget --no-check-certificate https://solc-bin.ethereum.org/soljson.js && cd ../../",
+    "downloadsolc_root": "wget --no-check-certificate https://solc-bin.ethereum.org/soljson.js",
     "lint": "standard | notify-error",
     "make-mock-compiler": "node ci/makeMockCompiler.js",
     "minify": "uglifyjs --in-source-map inline --source-map-inline -c warnings=false",