diff --git a/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/utility/https_request.h b/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/utility/https_request.h
index 9e3b868cf..fdb694184 100644
--- a/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/utility/https_request.h
+++ b/libraries/SocketWrapper/src/utility/https_request.h
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ class HttpsRequest : public HttpRequestBase {
 
         _socket = new TLSSocket();
         ((TLSSocket*)_socket)->open(network);
+        ((TLSSocket*)_socket)->set_hostname(_parsed_url->host());
         if (ssl_ca_pem)
           ((TLSSocket*)_socket)->set_root_ca_cert(ssl_ca_pem);
         else
-          ((TLSSocket*)_socket)->set_root_ca_cert_path("/wlan/");
+          ((TLSSocket*)_socket)->set_root_ca_cert_path("/wlan");
         _we_created_socket = true;
     }