diff --git a/ESP32-IDF_mqtt-ssl/main/app_main.c b/ESP32-IDF_mqtt-ssl/main/app_main.c
index 0e94543b9..6579b1c5b 100644
--- a/ESP32-IDF_mqtt-ssl/main/app_main.c
+++ b/ESP32-IDF_mqtt-ssl/main/app_main.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ static void mqtt_app_start(void)
         .broker = {
             .address.uri = CONFIG_BROKER_URI,
             .verification.certificate = (const char *)mqtt_eclipseprojects_io_pem_start,
-            .use_global_ca_store = false
+            .use_global_ca_store = false,
+            .skip_server_verification = true
         },
     };