1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/spack b/bin/spack
index dcc25c5c83..503ef068bf 100755
--- a/bin/spack
+++ b/bin/spack
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def main():
     # If the user asked for it, don't check ssl certs.
     if args.insecure:
         tty.warn("You asked for --insecure. Will NOT check SSL certificates.")
-        spack.curl.add_default_arg('-k')
+        spack.insecure = True
 
     # Try to load the particular command asked for and run it
     command = spack.cmd.get_command(args.command.replace('-', '_'))