--- a/mssl.c
+++ b/mssl.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ SSL_CTX * initialize_ctx(const char ask_
 		ca_path = "/etc/ssl/certs";
 #endif
 
-	SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, NULL, ca_path);
+	SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt", ca_path);
 
 #ifdef SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION
 	if (!ask_compression)