diff --git a/app/socketio.js b/app/socketio.js
index 2ef0b91a..8b5e85aa 100644
--- a/app/socketio.js
+++ b/app/socketio.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function loginConnect(server,port,alias,password) {
     // connect to server
     aliasname = alias;
     console.log('> Attempting to connect to Empire ('+server+':'+port+')')
-    var socket = io.connect('https://'+server+':'+port, verify=false, {rejectUnauthorized: false}); 
+    var socket = io.connect('https://'+server+':'+port, {rejectUnauthorized: true}); 
 
     // attempt to login
     var data = {username : alias, password: password}
@@ -334,4 +334,4 @@ function setupSockets(socket) {
 $('form[name="login"]').submit(function(event){
     event.preventDefault();
     socket = loginConnect($('#server-ip').val().toString(),$('#server-port').val().toString(),$('#alias').val(),$('#password').val());
-});
+});
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