diff --git a/ddOperApi/__init__.py b/ddOperApi/__init__.py
index ba0c37d..9022db4 100644
--- a/ddOperApi/__init__.py
+++ b/ddOperApi/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from dateutil.parser import isoparse
 
 """ Version info changed by git hook """
-__version__ = 'XXXX'
+__version__ = '0.0.3'
 
 class ddOperApi:
     """
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Note: Internal use!
 """
         logging.debug("ddOperApi.get(%s)" % url)
         try:
-            req = requests.get(url, cert=(self.certfile, self.certkey))
+            req = requests.get(url, cert=(self.certfile, self.certkey), verify=self.checkssl)
         except Exception as e:
             logging.exception("ddOperApi.get error: %s" % e)
             raise(e)