diff --git a/qcog_python_client/qcog/_data_uploader.py b/qcog_python_client/qcog/_data_uploader.py
index 960973b..b5fd831 100644
--- a/qcog_python_client/qcog/_data_uploader.py
+++ b/qcog_python_client/qcog/_data_uploader.py
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ class DataClient(IDataClient):
     Current implementation that relies on a classic http post request.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, http_client: IRequestClient) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, http_client: IRequestClient, *, ssl: bool = True) -> None:
         self.http_client = http_client
+        self.ssl = ssl
 
     async def upload_data(self, data: DataFrame) -> dict:
         data_payload = DatasetPayload(
@@ -67,7 +68,12 @@ async def stream_data(
 
         try:
             async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-                async with session.post(url, headers=headers, data=form) as response:
+                async with session.post(
+                    url,
+                    headers=headers,
+                    data=form,
+                    ssl=self.ssl,
+                ) as response:
                     response.raise_for_status()
                     data_: dict = await response.json()
                     return data_
diff --git a/qcog_python_client/qcog/_httpclient.py b/qcog_python_client/qcog/_httpclient.py
index ecf6ea9..06b5c7c 100644
--- a/qcog_python_client/qcog/_httpclient.py
+++ b/qcog_python_client/qcog/_httpclient.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(
         port: int = 443,
         api_version: str = "v1",
         retries: int = 3,
+        ssl: bool = True,
     ):
         """HTTP client constructor.
 
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ def __init__(
             the "vX" part of the url for the api version
         retries: int
             number of attempts in cases of bad gateway
+        ssl : bool
+            if true uses ssl for the http client
 
         """
         self.token: str = token if isinstance(token, str) else self.TOKEN
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ def __init__(
         base_url: str = f"{protocol}://{self.hostname}:{self.port}"
         self.url: str = f"{base_url}/api/{self.api_version}"
         self.retries: int = retries
+        self.ssl: bool = ssl
 
 
 class RequestClient(_HTTPClient, IRequestClient):
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ async def _request_retry(
                             method.value,
                             uri,
                             data=data,
+                            ssl=self.ssl,
                         )
 
                     elif is_json:
@@ -145,12 +150,14 @@ async def _request_retry(
                             method.value,
                             uri,
                             json=data,
+                            ssl=self.ssl,
                         )
 
                     elif data is None and method == HttpMethod.get:
                         resp = await session.request(
                             method.value,
                             uri,
+                            ssl=self.ssl,
                         )
 
                     else:
diff --git a/qcog_python_client/qcog/qcogasync.py b/qcog_python_client/qcog/qcogasync.py
index 3f616a9..1f66309 100644
--- a/qcog_python_client/qcog/qcogasync.py
+++ b/qcog_python_client/qcog/qcogasync.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ async def create(
         version: str = DEFAULT_QCOG_VERSION,
         httpclient: IRequestClient | None = None,
         dataclient: IDataClient | None = None,
+        ssl: bool = True,
     ) -> AsyncQcogClient:
         """Instantiate a new Qcog client.
 
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ async def create(
             an optional http client to use instead of the default
         dataclient : ABCDataClient | None
             an optional data client to use instead of the default
+        ssl : bool
+            if true uses ssl for the http client
 
         """
         client = cls()
@@ -77,9 +80,10 @@ async def create(
             hostname=hostname,
             port=port,
             api_version=api_version,
+            ssl=ssl,
         )
 
-        client.data_client = dataclient or DataClient(client.http_client)
+        client.data_client = dataclient or DataClient(client.http_client, ssl=ssl)
 
         if safe_mode:
             await client.http_client.get("status")
diff --git a/schema.py b/schema.py
index 3c171cf..ba551e0 100644
--- a/schema.py
+++ b/schema.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     out_dir: str = Field("qcog_python_client/schema/generated_schema/", alias="OUT_DIR")
     module_name: str = Field("models", alias="MODULE_NAME")
     openapi_source: Url = Field(
-        "https://dev.qognitive.io/openapi.json", alias="OPENAPI_SOURCE"
+        "https://orchestrationapi-lb-204795732.us-east-2.elb.amazonaws.com/openapi.json",
+        alias="OPENAPI_SOURCE",
     )
     schema_name: str = Field("schema", alias="SCHEMA_NAME")
     delete_after: bool = Field(True, alias="DELETE_AFTER")
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def pull_openapi_schema(from_source: str, schemafile_name: str) -> str:
 
     Generate a new schema.json file from the source at the given address.
     """
-    response = requests.get(from_source, timeout=10)
+    response = requests.get(from_source, timeout=10, verify=False)
     schema_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), schemafile_name)
 
     with open(schema_path, "w") as f: