diff --git a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/featureFlags/KaliumConfigs.kt b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/featureFlags/KaliumConfigs.kt
index 4aea8d10954..d5e3e058c23 100644
--- a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/featureFlags/KaliumConfigs.kt
+++ b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/featureFlags/KaliumConfigs.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ data class KaliumConfigs(
     val lowerKeyPackageLimits: Boolean = false,
     val lowerKeyingMaterialsUpdateThreshold: Boolean = false,
     val developmentApiEnabled: Boolean = false,
-    val ignoreSSLCertificatesForUnboundCalls: Boolean = true,
+    val ignoreSSLCertificatesForUnboundCalls: Boolean = false,
     val guestRoomLink: Boolean = true,
     val selfDeletingMessages: Boolean = true,
     val wipeOnCookieInvalid: Boolean = false,
diff --git a/network/src/commonJvmAndroid/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/HttpEngine.kt b/network/src/commonJvmAndroid/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/HttpEngine.kt
index be2ce3bd512..5a70809e1cb 100644
--- a/network/src/commonJvmAndroid/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/HttpEngine.kt
+++ b/network/src/commonJvmAndroid/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/HttpEngine.kt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ actual fun defaultHttpEngine(
     certificatePinning: CertificatePinning
 ): HttpClientEngine = OkHttp.create {
     OkHttpSingleton.createNew {
-        if (certificatePinning.isNotEmpty()) {
+        if (certificatePinning.isNotEmpty() && !ignoreSSLCertificates) {
             val certPinner = CertificatePinner.Builder().apply {
                 certificatePinning.forEach { (cert, hosts) ->
                     hosts.forEach { host ->