diff --git a/zyklonb.c b/zyklonb.c
index 35eac17..49d4fc5 100644
--- a/zyklonb.c
+++ b/zyklonb.c
@@ -322,9 +322,8 @@ irc_initialize_ssl_ctx (struct bot_context *ctx, struct error **e)
 	bool verify;
 	if (!irc_get_boolean_from_config (ctx, "ssl_verify", &verify, e))
 		return false;
-
-	if (!verify)
-		SSL_CTX_set_verify (ctx->ssl_ctx, SSL_VERIFY_NONE, NULL);
+	SSL_CTX_set_verify (ctx->ssl_ctx,
+		verify ? SSL_VERIFY_PEER : SSL_VERIFY_NONE, NULL);
 
 	const char *ca_file = str_map_find (&ctx->config, "ca_file");
 	const char *ca_path = str_map_find (&ctx->config, "ca_path");