diff --git a/rowers/tpstuff.py b/rowers/tpstuff.py
index 3263d109..49c6563e 100644
--- a/rowers/tpstuff.py
+++ b/rowers/tpstuff.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def tp_check(access_token):
     }
 
     resp = requests.post(tpapilocation+"/v1/info/version",
-                         headers=headers)
+                         headers=headers,verify=False)
 
     return resp
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def uploadactivity(access_token,filename,description='',
 
     resp = requests.post(tpapilocation+"/v1/file",
                         data = json.dumps(data),
-                        headers=headers)
+                        headers=headers,verify=False)
 
     if resp.status_code != 200:
         return 0,resp.reason,resp.status_code,headers