diff --git a/python3/httplib2/__init__.py b/python3/httplib2/__init__.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e01ddd7..8a37722
--- a/python3/httplib2/__init__.py
+++ b/python3/httplib2/__init__.py
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ def __init__(self, host, port=None, key_file=None, cert_file=None,
         http.client.HTTPSConnection.__init__(
                 self, host, port=port, key_file=key_file,
                 cert_file=cert_file, timeout=timeout, context=context,
-                check_hostname=True)
+                check_hostname=disable_ssl_certificate_validation ^ True)
 
 
 SCHEME_TO_CONNECTION = {