diff --git a/lib/CPAN/HTTP/Client.pm b/lib/CPAN/HTTP/Client.pm
index 4fc792c26..a616fee20 100644
--- a/lib/CPAN/HTTP/Client.pm
+++ b/lib/CPAN/HTTP/Client.pm
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ sub mirror {
 
     my $want_proxy = $self->_want_proxy($uri);
     my $http = HTTP::Tiny->new(
+        verify_SSL => 1,
         $want_proxy ? (proxy => $self->{proxy}) : ()
     );