diff --git a/wcs_olap/cmd.py b/wcs_olap/cmd.py
index 5a10b36..1fb0624 100644
--- a/wcs_olap/cmd.py
+++ b/wcs_olap/cmd.py
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ def main2():
         except KeyError, e:
             logger.error('configuration in complete for %s: %s', url, e)
         else:
-            api = wcs_api.WcsApi(url=url, orig=orig, key=key, slugs=slugs)
+            api = wcs_api.WcsApi(url=url, orig=orig, key=key, slugs=slugs,
+                                 verify=defaults.get('verify', 'True') == 'True')
             logger.info('starting synchronizing w.c.s. at %r with PostgreSQL at %s', url, pg_dsn)
             feeder = WcsOlapFeeder(api=api, schema=schema, pg_dsn=pg_dsn, logger=logger,
                                    config=defaults)