diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.kerberos_ssl b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.kerberos_ssl
index fea09d0c5..3b96da3e0 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.kerberos_ssl
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.kerberos_ssl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ssl=required
 ssl_cert=/###access_homedir###/certs/server-cert.pem
 ssl_key=/###access_homedir###/certs/server-key.pem
 ssl_ca_cert=/###access_homedir###/certs/ca.pem
-
+ssl_verify_peer_cert=false
 
 [Read-Connection-Listener-Slave]
 type=listener
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ ssl=required
 ssl_cert=/###access_homedir###/certs/server-cert.pem
 ssl_key=/###access_homedir###/certs/server-key.pem
 ssl_ca_cert=/###access_homedir###/certs/ca.pem
+ssl_verify_peer_cert=false
 
 [Read-Connection-Listener-Master]
 type=listener
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ ssl=required
 ssl_cert=/###access_homedir###/certs/server-cert.pem
 ssl_key=/###access_homedir###/certs/server-key.pem
 ssl_ca_cert=/###access_homedir###/certs/ca.pem
+ssl_verify_peer_cert=false
 
 [CLI-Listener]
 type=listener