diff --git a/cookbooks/colab/templates/gitlab.py.erb b/cookbooks/colab/templates/gitlab.py.erb
index 73f1031..0011251 100644
--- a/cookbooks/colab/templates/gitlab.py.erb
+++ b/cookbooks/colab/templates/gitlab.py.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ verbose_name = 'Gitlab Plugin'
 upstream = 'http://<%= node['peers']['integration'] %>:81/gitlab/'
 
 private_token = '<%= @get_private_token.call %>'
+verify_ssl = False
 
 urls = {
     'include': 'colab_gitlab.urls',
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