diff --git a/rgw/v2/lib/curl/resource_op.py b/rgw/v2/lib/curl/resource_op.py
index fddf90290..3bd36ec72 100644
--- a/rgw/v2/lib/curl/resource_op.py
+++ b/rgw/v2/lib/curl/resource_op.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self, user_info, ssh_con, ssl=None):
         self.endpoint_url = aws_reusable.get_endpoint(ssh_con, ssl)
         self.prefix = f"curl --show-error --fail-with-body -v -s --aws-sigv4 aws:amz:us-east-1:s3 -u '{self.username}:{self.password}'"
         if ssl:
-            self.prefix = self.prefix + " --no-verify-ssl"
+            self.prefix = self.prefix + " --insecure"
 
     def command(
         self,