diff --git a/libtisbackup/copy_vm_xcp.py b/libtisbackup/copy_vm_xcp.py
index 37edaed..44e6c09 100755
--- a/libtisbackup/copy_vm_xcp.py
+++ b/libtisbackup/copy_vm_xcp.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import urllib2
 import base64
 import socket
 from stat import *
+import ssl  
+ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
 
 
 class copy_vm_xcp(backup_generic):