diff --git a/generate_jendl.py b/generate_jendl.py
index 75657c0..884d62b 100755
--- a/generate_jendl.py
+++ b/generate_jendl.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import argparse
 import glob
 import os
+import ssl
 import sys
 import tarfile
 
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ class CustomFormatter(argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
 for f in release_details[args.release]['files']:
     # Establish connection to URL
     url = release_details[args.release]['base_url'] + f
-    downloaded_file = download(url)
+    downloaded_file = download(url, 
+                               context=ssl._create_unverified_context())
     files_complete.append(downloaded_file)
 
 # ==============================================================================