diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index df4f4ee32df7bfc4bc90f387c694a9845f33fbbf..91ae7bfa27e8a00ff0ee6d0ba909a69ad51c1c09 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ def influxb_connect(config):
     else:
         port = o.port
         ssl = bool(o.scheme == 'https')
-    if ssl:
-        verify = True
+    verify = bool(ssl)
 
     # Connect to influx db
     try: