diff --git a/roles/mdapi/templates/mdapi.cfg b/roles/mdapi/templates/mdapi.cfg
index 7c857507a3..94c0f75a10 100644
--- a/roles/mdapi/templates/mdapi.cfg
+++ b/roles/mdapi/templates/mdapi.cfg
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ PKGDB2_URL = 'https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/'
 DL_SERVER = 'http://dl.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
 {% endif %}
 
+# The koji cert doesn't match its host
+DL_VERIFY = False