diff --git a/image_creator/kamaki_wrapper.py b/image_creator/kamaki_wrapper.py
index 4f548a04661c1cf3c5e9c9ff0a9d0257ced0122d..38950ae0ba4b89cab9b9a4b95c6d753061e34f26 100644
--- a/image_creator/kamaki_wrapper.py
+++ b/image_creator/kamaki_wrapper.py
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ from kamaki.clients.image import ImageClient
 from kamaki.clients.pithos import PithosClient
 from kamaki.clients.astakos import CachedAstakosClient as AstakosClient
 
+try:
+    from kamaki.clients.utils import https
+    https.patch_ignore_ssl()
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 try:
     config = Config()
 except Exception as e: