diff --git a/servers/link.cgi b/servers/link.cgi
index 24b04bd9a..9609781dc 100755
--- a/servers/link.cgi
+++ b/servers/link.cgi
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ else {
 # Connect to the server
 my $con = &make_http_connection($s->{'ip'} || $s->{'host'}, $s->{'port'},
 			        $s->{'ssl'}, $meth, $path, undef, undef,
-				{ 'host' => $s->{'host'} });
+				{ 'host' => $s->{'host'},
+				  'nocheckhost' => !$s->{'checkssl'} });
 &error($con) if (!ref($con));
 
 # Send request headers