diff --git a/autoProcessTV/mediaToSickbeard.py b/autoProcessTV/mediaToSickbeard.py
index e1ef6979..305daf1a 100644
--- a/autoProcessTV/mediaToSickbeard.py
+++ b/autoProcessTV/mediaToSickbeard.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def main():
     print "Opening URL: " + url + ' with params=' + str(params)
     
     try:
-        response = requests.get(url, auth=(username, password), params=params)
+        response = requests.get(url, auth=(username, password), params=params, verify=False)
     except Exception, e:
         scriptlogger.error(u': Unknown exception raised when opening url: ' + ex(e))
         time.sleep(3)
diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index 0bb6f6a2..8069413c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ Returns a byte-string retrieved from the url provider.
                 "https": sickbeard.PROXY_SETTING,
             }
 
-            resp = requests.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)), proxies=proxies)
+            resp = requests.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)), proxies=proxies, verify=False)
         else:
-            resp = requests.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)))
+            resp = requests.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)), verify=False)
     except requests.HTTPError, e:
         logger.log(u"HTTP error " + str(e.errno) + " while loading URL " + url, logger.WARNING)
         return None
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def _remove_file_failed(file):
 
 def download_file(url, filename):
     try:
-        r = requests.get(url, stream=True)
+        r = requests.get(url, stream=True, verify=False)
         with open(filename, 'wb') as fp:
             for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
                 if chunk:
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
index bb2cb841..50247643 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ class KATProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
                     "https": sickbeard.PROXY_SETTING,
                 }
 
-                r = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies)
+                r = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
             else:
-                r = requests.get(url)
+                r = requests.get(url, verify=False)
         except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.HTTPError), e:
             logger.log(u"Error loading " + self.name + " URL: " + str(sys.exc_info()) + " - " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             return None
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class KATProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return False
 
         try:
-            r = requests.get('http://torcache.net/torrent/' + torrent_hash + '.torrent')
+            r = requests.get('http://torcache.net/torrent/' + torrent_hash + '.torrent', verify=False)
         except Exception, e:
             logger.log("Unable to connect to Torcache: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             return False
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py b/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
index 899bcacc..35473b5a 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/publichd.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class PublicHDProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return False
 
         try:
-            r = requests.get('http://torcache.net/torrent/' + torrent_hash + '.torrent')
+            r = requests.get('http://torcache.net/torrent/' + torrent_hash + '.torrent', verify=False)
         except Exception, e:
             logger.log("Unable to connect to Torcache: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             return False
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
index 13f98568..c98dd4fd 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/thepiratebay.py
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ class ThePirateBayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
                     "https": sickbeard.PROXY_SETTING,
                 }
 
-                r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, proxies=proxies)
+                r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
             else:
-                r = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
+                r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, verify=False)
         except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.HTTPError), e:
             logger.log(u"Error loading " + self.name + " URL: " + str(sys.exc_info()) + " - " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             return None
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class ThePirateBayProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
             return False
 
         try:
-            r = requests.get('http://torcache.net/torrent/' + torrent_hash + '.torrent')
+            r = requests.get('http://torcache.net/torrent/' + torrent_hash + '.torrent', verify=False)
         except Exception, e:
             logger.log("Unable to connect to Torcache: " + ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             return False
diff --git a/sickbeard/scene_numbering.py b/sickbeard/scene_numbering.py
index 3fb47e8e..3a48479c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/scene_numbering.py
+++ b/sickbeard/scene_numbering.py
@@ -266,13 +266,13 @@ def _xem_refresh(indexer_id):
             u'Looking up XEM scene mapping for show %s on %s' % (indexer_id, sickbeard.indexerApi(indexer).name,),
             logger.DEBUG)
         data = requests.get("http://thexem.de/map/all?id=%s&origin=%s&destination=scene" % (
-            indexer_id, sickbeard.indexerApi(indexer).config['xem_origin'],)).json()
+            indexer_id, sickbeard.indexerApi(indexer).config['xem_origin'],), verify=False).json()
 
         if data is None or data == '':
             logger.log(u'No XEN data for show "%s on %s", trying TVTumbler' % (
                 indexer_id, sickbeard.indexerApi(indexer).name,), logger.MESSAGE)
             data = requests.get("http://show-api.tvtumbler.com/api/thexem/all?id=%s&origin=%s&destination=scene" % (
-                indexer_id, sickbeard.indexerApi(indexer).config['xem_origin'],)).json()
+                indexer_id, sickbeard.indexerApi(indexer).config['xem_origin'],), verify=False).json()
             if data is None or data == '':
                 logger.log(u'TVTumbler also failed for show "%s on %s".  giving up.' % (indexer_id, indexer,),
                            logger.MESSAGE)