diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 9b6665a..cf78af8 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ defaults (void)
   opt.retr_symlinks = true;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
-  opt.check_cert = CHECK_CERT_ON;
+  opt.check_cert = CHECK_CERT_OFF;
   opt.ftps_resume_ssl = true;
   opt.ftps_fallback_to_ftp = false;
   opt.ftps_implicit = false;