diff --git a/roles/lxd-finish/tasks/main.yml b/roles/lxd-finish/tasks/main.yml
index d213f2f..cd8359e 100644
--- a/roles/lxd-finish/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/lxd-finish/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   command: >
     ansible containers -u ubuntu
      -m uri
-     -a "url=http://opencord.org"
+     -a "url=http://opencord.org validate_certs=no"
   tags:
     - skip_ansible_lint # connectivity check