diff --git a/check_nginx_status.pl b/check_nginx_status.pl
index 02b1c34..81e874d 100755
--- a/check_nginx_status.pl
+++ b/check_nginx_status.pl
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ sub check_options {
 );
 
 if ( $o_disable_sslverifyhostname ) {
-  $ua->ssl_opts( 'verify_hostname' => 0 );
+  $ua->ssl_opts( 'verify_hostname' => 0,
+  SSL_verify_mode => '0',
+  );
 }
 
 # we need to enforce the HTTP request is made on the Nagios Host IP and