diff --git a/src/mailcow/__init__.py b/src/mailcow/__init__.py
index 1fd4c4f..33d1578 100644
--- a/src/mailcow/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mailcow/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     getOpenApiParameters,
     getOpenApiProperties, validate_response)
 import yaml
-
+import urllib3
 
 class MailCow:
     '''
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.server = kwargs.get('server', cfg['defaults']['server'])
         self.url = kwargs.get('url', cfg[self.server]['url'])
         self.token = kwargs.get('token', cfg[self.server]['token'])
-        self.ssl_verify = kwargs.get('ssl_verify', SSL_VERIFY)
-        self.timeout = kwargs.get('timeout', SSL_TIMEOUT)
+        self.ssl_verify = kwargs.get('ssl_verify', cfg['defaults'].get('ssl_verify', cfg[self.server].get('ssl_verify', f'{SSL_VERIFY}'))).lower() not in ["false", "no", "f"]
+        if not self.ssl_verify:
+            urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+        self.timeout = int(kwargs.get('timeout', cfg['defaults'].get('timeout', cfg[self.server].get('timeout', f'{SSL_TIMEOUT}'))))
         self.data = None
         self.json = None