diff --git a/appdaemon/plugins/hass/hassplugin.py b/appdaemon/plugins/hass/hassplugin.py
index 119a4593b..8ea662fe6 100644
--- a/appdaemon/plugins/hass/hassplugin.py
+++ b/appdaemon/plugins/hass/hassplugin.py
@@ -121,11 +121,8 @@ def create_session(self) -> aiohttp.ClientSession:
         """Handles creating an :py:class:`~aiohttp.ClientSession` with the cert information from the plugin config
         and the authorization headers for the `REST API <https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/rest>`_.
         """
-        if self.config.cert_path is not None:
-            ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(capath=self.config.cert_path)
-            conn = aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl_context=ssl_context, verify_ssl=self.config.cert_verify)
-        else:
-            conn = aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl=False)
+        ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(capath=self.config.cert_path)
+        conn = aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl_context=ssl_context)
 
         connect_timeout_secs = self.config.connect_timeout.total_seconds()
         return aiohttp.ClientSession(
diff --git a/docs/HISTORY.md b/docs/HISTORY.md
index 5d41fdbac..7ac94e93d 100644
--- a/docs/HISTORY.md
+++ b/docs/HISTORY.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 - Fix for sunrise and sunset with offsets - contributed by [ekutner](https://github.com/ekutner)
 - Fix for random MQTT disconnects  - contributed by [Xsandor](https://github.com/Xsandor)
+- Fix for connecting to Home Assistant with https
 - Fix for persistent namespaces in Python 3.12
 - Better error handling for receiving huge websocket messages in the Hass plugin