diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/zalando/react/nakadi/client/providers/HttpClientProvider.scala b/src/main/scala/org/zalando/react/nakadi/client/providers/HttpClientProvider.scala
index cf2fae2..0226c8c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/zalando/react/nakadi/client/providers/HttpClientProvider.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/zalando/react/nakadi/client/providers/HttpClientProvider.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class HttpClientProvider(actorContext: ActorContext,
 
     isConnectionSSL match {
       case true =>
-        val sslContext = if (acceptAnyCertificate) SSLContext.getDefault else {
+        val sslContext = if (!acceptAnyCertificate) SSLContext.getDefault else {
 
           val permissiveTrustManager: TrustManager = new X509TrustManager() {
             override def checkClientTrusted(chain: Array[X509Certificate], authType: String): Unit = {}