diff --git a/config/pwsclient.yml.dist b/config/pwsclient.yml.dist
index 8a44b22..2ab45b3 100644
--- a/config/pwsclient.yml.dist
+++ b/config/pwsclient.yml.dist
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 debug       : 1
 protocol    : https://
 hostname    : pwsserver.docker
+verifypeer  : 0
+verifyhost  : 0
 # file storing the server 's session id - must be out of DocumentRoot and read/writable by server
 store       : wsess
 login       : test
diff --git a/src/MetaTech/Ws/Client.php b/src/MetaTech/Ws/Client.php
index 6e2087b..9048297 100644
--- a/src/MetaTech/Ws/Client.php
+++ b/src/MetaTech/Ws/Client.php
@@ -226,10 +226,9 @@ class Client
         curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HEADER        , true);
         curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_COOKIESESSION , false);
         curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT     , $this->config['key']);
-        if (preg_match('/^https:/i', $this->config['protocol'])) {
-            curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
-            curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
-        }
+        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, $this->config['verifypeer']);
+        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, $this->config['verifyhost']);
+
         if (isset($this->config['http']) && isset($this->config['http']['user']) && isset($this->config['http']['password'])) {
             curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_ANY);
             curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERPWD , $this->config['http']['user'] . ':'. $this->config['http']['password']);