diff --git a/nzbtomedia/nzbToMediaUtil.py b/nzbtomedia/nzbToMediaUtil.py
index 06a785cc..254c9cee 100644
--- a/nzbtomedia/nzbToMediaUtil.py
+++ b/nzbtomedia/nzbToMediaUtil.py
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ def import_subs(filename):
 
 def server_responding(baseURL):
     try:
-        requests.get(baseURL, timeout=60)
+        requests.get(baseURL, timeout=60, verify=False)
         return True
     except (requests.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout):
         return False