diff --git a/server/recceiver/cfstore.py b/server/recceiver/cfstore.py
index 08cf516..99e2520 100755
--- a/server/recceiver/cfstore.py
+++ b/server/recceiver/cfstore.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def loads(cls, conf: ConfigAdapter) -> "CFConfig":
             base_url=conf.get("baseUrl"),
             cf_username=conf.get("cfUsername"),
             cf_password=conf.get("cfPassword"),
-            verify_ssl=conf.get("verifySSL"),
+            verify_ssl=conf.getboolean("verifySSL"),
         )