diff --git a/nut-influxdbv2-exporter.py b/nut-influxdbv2-exporter.py
index 4722beb..c91280a 100644
--- a/nut-influxdbv2-exporter.py
+++ b/nut-influxdbv2-exporter.py
@@ -85,8 +85,15 @@
     print ( "influx: "+influxdb2_url )
     print ( "bucket: "+influxdb2_bucket )
 
-client = InfluxDBClient(url=influxdb2_url, token=influxdb2_token, org=influxdb2_org, verify_ssl=influxdb2_ssl_verify)
-
+if influxdb2_ssl_verify:
+    if debug:
+        print ( "verify: True" )
+    client = InfluxDBClient(url=influxdb2_url, token=influxdb2_token, org=influxdb2_org, verify_ssl=True)
+else:
+    if debug:
+        print ( "verify: False" )
+    client = InfluxDBClient(url=influxdb2_url, token=influxdb2_token, org=influxdb2_org, verify_ssl=False)
+  
 if client and debug:
     print("influx: online")