diff --git a/api-client/client.py b/api-client/client.py
index 7b771ca..a2f0c0b 100644
--- a/api-client/client.py
+++ b/api-client/client.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from requests import RequestException
 from requests_oauthlib import OAuth2Session
 
 
-def api_client(call_dict):
+def api_client(call_dict, verify_cert=False):
 
     url = call_dict["url"]
     headers = call_dict["headers"]
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ def api_client(call_dict):
 
     try:
         if method == 'GET':
-            response = client.get(url, headers=headers, params=body, verify=False)
+            response = client.get(url, headers=headers, params=body, verify=verify_cert)
         elif method == 'POST':
-            response = client.post(url, headers=headers, json=body, verify=False)
+            response = client.post(url, headers=headers, json=body, verify=verify_cert)
         elif method == 'PUT':
-            response = client.put(url, headers=headers, json=body, verify=False)
+            response = client.put(url, headers=headers, json=body, verify=verify_cert)
         elif method == 'OPTIONS':
-            response = client.options(url, headers=headers, json=body, verify=False)
+            response = client.options(url, headers=headers, json=body, verify=verify_cert)
         elif method == 'DELETE':
-            response = client.delete(url, verify=False)
+            response = client.delete(url, verify=verify_cert)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid method: {method}")