diff --git a/api/server.rb b/api/server.rb
index 353defb..ec0dc43 100644
--- a/api/server.rb
+++ b/api/server.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 TIMEZONE = ENV.fetch('TIMEZONE', 'GMT')
 
+HTTParty::Basement.default_options.update(verify: false)
+
 # The main App class
 class App < Sinatra::Base
   register Sinatra::Namespace