diff --git a/SoftLayer/config.py b/SoftLayer/config.py
index 97ccb9d0c..e695d6b9a 100644
--- a/SoftLayer/config.py
+++ b/SoftLayer/config.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def get_client_settings_config_file(**kwargs):  # pylint: disable=inconsistent-r
         'proxy': '',
         'userid': '',
         'access_token': '',
-        'verify': True
+        'verify': "True"
     })
     config.read(config_files)