diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/rest.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/rest.py index 5dc38a4a7f5..bb368fe9344 100644 --- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/rest.py +++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/rest.py @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None): resource = config.get('resource', None) method = config.get('method', DEFAULT_METHOD) payload = config.get('payload', None) - verify_ssl = config.get('verify_ssl', False) + verify_ssl = config.get('verify_ssl', True) if method == 'GET': use_get = True