diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 697965f..909de96 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 
 CONF = config.CONF
-RAW_HTTP = httplib2.Http()
 CONF_PARSER = None
 
 
@@ -83,7 +82,11 @@
     }
     client_dict[service].skip_path()
     endpoint = _get_unversioned_endpoint(client_dict[service].base_url)
-    __, body = RAW_HTTP.request(endpoint, 'GET')
+    dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
+    ca_certs = CONF.identity.ca_certificates_file
+    raw_http = httplib2.Http(disable_ssl_certificate_validation=dscv,
+                             ca_certs=ca_certs)
+    __, body = raw_http.request(endpoint, 'GET')
     client_dict[service].reset_path()
     body = json.loads(body)
     if service == 'keystone':
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
index 17e2550..7c04156 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
         fake_resp = {'versions': {'values': [{'id': 'v2.0'}, {'id': 'v3.0'}]}}
         fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
-            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('httplib2.Http.request',
+                                        return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
         versions = verify_tempest_config._get_api_versions(fake_os, 'keystone')
         self.assertIn('v2.0', versions)
@@ -63,9 +62,8 @@
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
         fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v1.0'}, {'id': 'v2.0'}]}
         fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
-            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('httplib2.Http.request',
+                                        return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
         versions = verify_tempest_config._get_api_versions(fake_os, 'cinder')
         self.assertIn('v1.0', versions)
@@ -77,9 +75,8 @@
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
         fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v2.0'}, {'id': 'v3.0'}]}
         fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
-            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('httplib2.Http.request',
+                                        return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
         versions = verify_tempest_config._get_api_versions(fake_os, 'nova')
         self.assertIn('v2.0', versions)
@@ -109,9 +106,8 @@
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
         fake_resp = {'versions': {'values': [{'id': 'v2.0'}]}}
         fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
-            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('httplib2.Http.request',
+                                        return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
         with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
                                'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
@@ -126,9 +122,8 @@
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
         fake_resp = {'versions': {'values': [{'id': 'v3.0'}]}}
         fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
-            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('httplib2.Http.request',
+                                        return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
         with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
                                'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
@@ -143,9 +138,8 @@
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
         fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v1.0'}]}
         fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
-            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('httplib2.Http.request',
+                                        return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
         with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
                                'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
@@ -159,9 +153,8 @@
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
         fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v2.0'}]}
         fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
-            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('httplib2.Http.request',
+                                        return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
         with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
                                'print_and_or_update') as print_mock: