--- a/main.rb
+++ b/main.rb
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 # edit ~/.bettyconfig or say 'use web'
 # example: "betty what is the weather"
 def web_query(command)
-  require 'net/http'
+  require 'net/https'
   encoded = URI.escape(command)
   chatmode = BettyConfig.get("chat")
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
   begin
     puts "Asking the internet..." if not chatmode
     puts "Thinking..." if chatmode
-    res = Net::HTTP.start(url.host, url.port, :use_ssl => true, :read_timeout => 5) {|https|
+    res = Net::HTTP.start(url.host, url.port, :use_ssl => true, :read_timeout => 5, :verify_mode => OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE) {|https|
       https.request(req)
     }
     answer=res.body