diff --git a/platform/linux/prey-config.py b/platform/linux/prey-config.py
index b09ff9d..7ee9927 100755
--- a/platform/linux/prey-config.py
+++ b/platform/linux/prey-config.py
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def make_request(self, path, query, user, password):
 		if user and password:
 			data += ' -u "' + user + ':' + password + '"'
 
-		command = '/usr/bin/curl -A "' + USER_AGENT + '" -i -s -k --connect-timeout 5 ' + CONTROL_PANEL_URL_SSL + '/' + path + data
+		command = '/usr/bin/curl -A "' + USER_AGENT + '" -i -s --connect-timeout 5 ' + CONTROL_PANEL_URL_SSL + '/' + path + data
 		# print(command)
 		result = os.popen(command).read().strip()
 		# print(result)