diff --git a/src/be/digitalia/fosdem/utils/HttpUtils.java b/src/be/digitalia/fosdem/utils/HttpUtils.java
index 8fa7a3f..a677fe6 100644
--- a/src/be/digitalia/fosdem/utils/HttpUtils.java
+++ b/src/be/digitalia/fosdem/utils/HttpUtils.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 
+import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
 import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
 import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
 
@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@ public class HttpUtils {
 			System.setProperty("http.keepAlive", "false");
 		}
 
+		// Bypass hostname verification
+		HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier(new HostnameVerifier() {
+			public boolean verify(String hostname, SSLSession session) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		});
+
 		// Trust all HTTPS certificates
 		TrustManager[] trustAllCerts = new TrustManager[] { new X509TrustManager() {
 			public java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {