diff --git a/presto-prometheus/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/plugin/prometheus/PrometheusConnectorConfig.java b/presto-prometheus/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/plugin/prometheus/PrometheusConnectorConfig.java
index dda73ed5fe81c..b400ce7f786c2 100644
--- a/presto-prometheus/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/plugin/prometheus/PrometheusConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/presto-prometheus/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/plugin/prometheus/PrometheusConnectorConfig.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class PrometheusConnectorConfig
     private boolean tlsEnabled;
     private String trustStorePath;
     private String truststorePassword;
-    private boolean verifyHostName;
+    private boolean verifyHostName = true;
 
     @NotNull
     public URI getPrometheusURI()