diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXSocketOpenSSL.cpp b/ixwebsocket/IXSocketOpenSSL.cpp
index a504a5cb..60988e34 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXSocketOpenSSL.cpp
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXSocketOpenSSL.cpp
@@ -503,14 +503,14 @@ namespace ix
                         errMsg += ERR_error_string(sslErr, nullptr);
                         return false;
                     }
-
-                    SSL_CTX_set_verify(
-                        _ssl_context, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, [](int preverify, X509_STORE_CTX*) -> int {
-                            return preverify;
-                        });
-                    SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth(_ssl_context, 4);
                 }
             }
+
+            SSL_CTX_set_verify(
+                _ssl_context, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, [](int preverify, X509_STORE_CTX*) -> int {
+                    return preverify;
+                });
+            SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth(_ssl_context, 4);
         }
         else
         {