diff --git a/deepomatic/api/http_helper.py b/deepomatic/api/http_helper.py
index 1544670..8aa755c 100644
--- a/deepomatic/api/http_helper.py
+++ b/deepomatic/api/http_helper.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def __init__(self, app_id=None, api_key=None, verify_ssl=None, host=None, versio
         if host is None:
             host = os.getenv('DEEPOMATIC_API_URL', API_HOST)
         if verify_ssl is None:
-            verify = os.getenv('DEEPOMATIC_API_VERIFY_TLS', '1') == '0'
+            verify = os.getenv('DEEPOMATIC_API_VERIFY_TLS', '1') == '1'
         if app_id is None:
             app_id = os.getenv('DEEPOMATIC_APP_ID')
         if api_key is None: