diff --git a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-kibana/templates/kibana.yml.j2 b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-kibana/templates/kibana.yml.j2
index 0f2ef606..d08fa727 100644
--- a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-kibana/templates/kibana.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-kibana/templates/kibana.yml.j2
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ elasticsearch.password: "{{ elasticsearch_xpack_security_password }}"
 server.ssl.enabled: true
 server.ssl.key: "{{node_certs_destination}}/{{ kibana_node_name }}.key"
 server.ssl.certificate: "{{node_certs_destination}}/{{ kibana_node_name }}.crt"
+elasticsearch.ssl.verificationMode: certificate
 {% if generate_CA == true %}
 elasticsearch.ssl.certificateAuthorities: ["{{ node_certs_destination }}/ca.crt"]
 {% elif generate_CA == false %}