diff --git a/states/_modules/pki.py b/states/_modules/pki.py
index 93607c5..be60526 100644
--- a/states/_modules/pki.py
+++ b/states/_modules/pki.py
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 
 import json
 import base64
+import ssl
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 from urllib.request import Request
 
+ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
+ctx.check_hostname = False
+ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+
 def get_file_content(checkfile=None):
     try:
         with open(checkfile, "r") as f:
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ def get_pki_cert(url="http://pki",
     authstring = base64.b64encode(f"{username}:{password}".encode()).decode()
     req.add_header("Authorization", f"Basic {authstring}")
     jsondata = json.dumps({"domains":domains, "provider": provider})
-    res = urlopen(req, jsondata.encode('utf-8'))
+    res = urlopen(req, jsondata.encode('utf-8'), context=ctx)
     resj = json.loads(res.read())
 
     return resj[domains[0]]["certificate"], resj[domains[0]]["privatekey"]