diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
index ce3c6ca61..1c6231254 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ SQL;
                 $uri = $file->getAbsoluteFilePath();
                 
                 $baseUrl = Application_Common_OsPath::getBaseDir();
-                $downloadURL = "https://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$baseUrl."rest/media/$media_id/download?verify=False";
+                $downloadURL = "https://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$baseUrl."rest/media/$media_id/download";
                 $filesize = $file->getFileSize();
                 
                 self::createFileScheduleEvent($data, $item, $media_id, $uri, $downloadURL, $filesize);
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypofile.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypofile.py
index 998c7bd26..ab985eb37 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypofile.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypofile.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class PypoFile(Thread):
                 url = media_item['download_url']
                 
                 with open(dst, "wb") as handle:
-                    response = requests.get(url, auth=requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth(username, ''), stream=True)
+                    response = requests.get(url, auth=requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth(username, ''), stream=True, verify=False)
                     
                     if not response.ok:
                         raise Exception("%s - Error occurred downloading file" % response.status_code)