diff --git a/s3bench.go b/s3bench.go
index 76af88f..b9dab39 100644
--- a/s3bench.go
+++ b/s3bench.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
@@ -80,11 +82,17 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("Done (%s)\n", time.Since(timeGenData))
 	fmt.Println()
 
+	tr := &http.Transport {
+		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+	}
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
+
 	// Start the load clients and run a write test followed by a read test
 	cfg := &aws.Config{
 		Credentials:      credentials.NewStaticCredentials(*accessKey, *accessSecret, ""),
 		Region:           aws.String(*region),
 		S3ForcePathStyle: aws.Bool(true),
+		HTTPClient: httpClient,
 	}
 	params.StartClients(cfg)