diff --git a/tools/personalfiles.cmd b/tools/personalfiles.cmd
index 882cfe5..e032145 100644
--- a/tools/personalfiles.cmd
+++ b/tools/personalfiles.cmd
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ if NOT exist %GITWORKDIR% (
 
 echo cloning GIT repository ...
 cd %GITWORKDIR%
+git config --global http.sslVerify false
 git clone https://%USERNAME%@%gitserver%/%USERNAME%/%gitrepo%.git
 
 if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (