diff --git a/chipper/pkg/wirepod/localization/download.go b/chipper/pkg/wirepod/localization/download.go
index 5e30b30e..58210b7c 100644
--- a/chipper/pkg/wirepod/localization/download.go
+++ b/chipper/pkg/wirepod/localization/download.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package localization
 
 import (
 	"archive/zip"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ func PrintDownloadPercent(done chan int64, path string, total int64) {
 
 func DownloadFile(url string, dest string) {
 	if strings.Contains(DownloadStatus, "success") || strings.Contains(DownloadStatus, "error") || strings.Contains(DownloadStatus, "not downloading") {
+		http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
 		logger.Println("Downloading " + url + " to " + dest)
 		out, _ := os.Create(dest)
 		defer out.Close()