diff --git a/libtransmission/web.c b/libtransmission/web.c
index 61d96486b..cca888b66 100644
--- a/libtransmission/web.c
+++ b/libtransmission/web.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static void tr_webThreadFunc(void* vsession)
     web->taskLock = tr_lockNew();
     web->tasks = NULL;
     web->curl_verbose = tr_env_key_exists("TR_CURL_VERBOSE");
-    web->curl_ssl_verify = tr_env_key_exists("TR_CURL_SSL_VERIFY");
+    web->curl_ssl_verify = !tr_env_key_exists("TR_CURL_SSL_NO_VERIFY");
     web->curl_ca_bundle = tr_env_get_string("CURL_CA_BUNDLE", NULL);
 
     if (web->curl_ssl_verify)