diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 087c0d34c..d32b0daff 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Session::Session(QObject *parent)
         , clampValue(MixedModeAlgorithm::TCP, MixedModeAlgorithm::Proportional))
     , m_IDNSupportEnabled(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("IDNSupportEnabled"), false)
     , m_multiConnectionsPerIpEnabled(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("MultiConnectionsPerIp"), false)
-    , m_validateHTTPSTrackerCertificate(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("ValidateHTTPSTrackerCertificate"), false)
+    , m_validateHTTPSTrackerCertificate(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("ValidateHTTPSTrackerCertificate"), true)
     , m_blockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("BlockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts"), false)
     , m_isAddTrackersEnabled(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("AddTrackersEnabled"), false)
     , m_additionalTrackers(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("AdditionalTrackers"))