diff --git a/spec/inputs/elasticsearch_ssl_spec.rb b/spec/inputs/elasticsearch_ssl_spec.rb
index 8316985..4ef3ac2 100644
--- a/spec/inputs/elasticsearch_ssl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/inputs/elasticsearch_ssl_spec.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
       it "should pass the flag to the ES client" do
         expect(::Elasticsearch::Client).to receive(:new) do |args|
-          expect(args[:ssl]).to match hash_including(:ssl => true, :verify => :strict)
+          expect(args[:ssl]).to match hash_including(:ssl => true, :verify => :default)
         end.and_return(es_client_double)
 
         subject.register