diff --git a/SoftLayer/API.py b/SoftLayer/API.py
index dc24914fe..0a2788b63 100644
--- a/SoftLayer/API.py
+++ b/SoftLayer/API.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def employee_client(username=None,
         if url is not None and '/rest' in url:
             # If this looks like a rest endpoint, use the rest transport
             transport = transports.RestTransport(
-                endpoint_url=settings.get('endpoint_url'),
+                endpoint_url=url,
                 proxy=settings.get('proxy'),
                 timeout=settings.get('timeout'),
                 user_agent=user_agent,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def employee_client(username=None,
         else:
             # Default the transport to use XMLRPC
             transport = transports.XmlRpcTransport(
-                endpoint_url=settings.get('endpoint_url'),
+                endpoint_url=url,
                 proxy=settings.get('proxy'),
                 timeout=settings.get('timeout'),
                 user_agent=user_agent,
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ def employee_client(username=None,
     # Assume access_token is valid for now, user has logged in before at least.
     if access_token and user_id:
         auth = slauth.EmployeeAuthentication(user_id, access_token)
-        return EmployeeClient(auth=auth, transport=transport)
+        return EmployeeClient(auth=auth, transport=transport, config_file=config_file)
     else:
         # This is for logging in mostly.
         LOGGER.info("No access_token or userid found in settings, creating a No Auth client for now.")
-        return EmployeeClient(auth=None, transport=transport)
+        return EmployeeClient(auth=None, transport=transport, config_file=config_file)
 
 
 def Client(**kwargs):
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ def __setAuth(self, auth=None):
 
     def __setTransport(self, transport=None):
         """Prepares the transport property"""
+        verify = self.settings['softlayer'].get('verify')
+        if verify == "False":
+            verify = False
+        elif verify == "True":
+            verify = True
         if transport is None:
             url = self.settings['softlayer'].get('endpoint_url')
             if url is not None and '/rest' in url:
@@ -260,7 +265,7 @@ def __setTransport(self, transport=None):
                     # prevents an exception incase timeout is a float number.
                     timeout=int(self.settings['softlayer'].getfloat('timeout', 0)),
                     user_agent=consts.USER_AGENT,
-                    verify=self.settings['softlayer'].getboolean('verify'),
+                    verify=verify,
                 )
             else:
                 # Default the transport to use XMLRPC
@@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ def __setTransport(self, transport=None):
                     proxy=self.settings['softlayer'].get('proxy'),
                     timeout=int(self.settings['softlayer'].getfloat('timeout', 0)),
                     user_agent=consts.USER_AGENT,
-                    verify=self.settings['softlayer'].getboolean('verify'),
+                    verify=verify,
                 )
 
         self.transport = transport
diff --git a/SoftLayer/CLI/login.py b/SoftLayer/CLI/login.py
index 7f3e76e35..8ee981979 100644
--- a/SoftLayer/CLI/login.py
+++ b/SoftLayer/CLI/login.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from SoftLayer.CLI.command import SLCommand as SLCommand
 from SoftLayer.CLI import environment
 from SoftLayer import config
-from SoftLayer import consts
 
 
 def censor_password(value):
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def cli(env):
     username = settings.get('username') or os.environ.get('SLCLI_USER', None)
     password = os.environ.get('SLCLI_PASSWORD', '')
     yubi = None
-    client = employee_client()
+    client = employee_client(config_file=env.config_file)
 
     # Might already be logged in, try and refresh token
     if settings.get('access_token') and settings.get('userid'):
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ def cli(env):
         except Exception as ex:
             print("Error with Hash Authentication, try with password: {}".format(ex))
 
-    url = settings.get('endpoint_url') or consts.API_EMPLOYEE_ENDPOINT
+    url = settings.get('endpoint_url')
     click.echo("URL: {}".format(url))
     if username is None:
         username = input("Username: ")
diff --git a/SoftLayer/config.py b/SoftLayer/config.py
index c32c0b5e1..97ccb9d0c 100644
--- a/SoftLayer/config.py
+++ b/SoftLayer/config.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def get_client_settings_config_file(**kwargs):  # pylint: disable=inconsistent-r
     config.read(config_files)
 
     if config.has_section('softlayer'):
-        return {
+        r_config = {
             'endpoint_url': config.get('softlayer', 'endpoint_url'),
             'timeout': config.getfloat('softlayer', 'timeout'),
             'proxy': config.get('softlayer', 'proxy'),
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ def get_client_settings_config_file(**kwargs):  # pylint: disable=inconsistent-r
             'access_token': config.get('softlayer', 'access_token'),
             'verify':   config.get('softlayer', 'verify')
         }
+        if r_config["verify"].lower() == "true":
+            r_config["verify"] = True
+        elif r_config["verify"].lower() == "false":
+            r_config["verify"] = False
+        elif isinstance(r_config["verify"], str):
+            os.environ['SSL_CERT_FILE'] = r_config["verify"]
+        return r_config
 
 
 SETTING_RESOLVERS = [get_client_settings_args,