diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fdef70..2f4b097 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ HOST = ""
 USERNAME = ""
 PASSWORD = ""
 ENCRYPTION_METHOD = EncryptionMethod.SHA512 # or EncryptionMethod.MD5
+VALIDATE_SSL_CERT = True
 
 async def main() -> None:
-    async with SagemcomClient(HOST, USERNAME, PASSWORD, ENCRYPTION_METHOD) as client:
+    async with SagemcomClient(HOST, USERNAME, PASSWORD, ENCRYPTION_METHOD, verify_ssl=VALIDATE_SSL_CERT) as client:
         try:
             await client.login()
         except Exception as exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
diff --git a/sagemcom_api/client.py b/sagemcom_api/client.py
index f5ee81a..6aa3735 100644
--- a/sagemcom_api/client.py
+++ b/sagemcom_api/client.py
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ def __init__(
             else ClientSession(
                 headers={"User-Agent": f"{DEFAULT_USER_AGENT}"},
                 timeout=ClientTimeout(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
-                connector=TCPConnector(verify_ssl=verify_ssl if verify_ssl else True),
+                connector=TCPConnector(
+                    verify_ssl=verify_ssl if verify_ssl is not None else True
+                ),
             )
         )