diff --git a/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_builds.sh b/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_builds.sh
index 02a63fb4a0f..4c00a6db2f5 100644
--- a/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_builds.sh
+++ b/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_builds.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ download_builds() {
     #PARAMS="--user=user --password=pass"
     cd downloads 
     if [ -f "$source_file" ]; then rm "$source_file"; fi
-    wget -nv $PARAMS "$url" 2>&1
+    wget --no-check-certificate -nv $PARAMS "$url" 2>&1
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then
       echo "FAIL: Could not download source $source_file from $url"
       echo "skipping.."
diff --git a/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_mars.sh b/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_mars.sh
index 3c470c16515..16567e57456 100644
--- a/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_mars.sh
+++ b/mozilla/testing/release/common/download_mars.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ download_mars () {
     test_only="$3"
 
     echo "Using  $update_url"
-    wget -q -O update.xml $update_url
+    wget --no-check-certificate -q -O update.xml $update_url
 
     mkdir -p update/
     if [ -z $only ]; then
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ download_mars () {
       if [ "$test_only" == "1" ]
       then
         echo "Testing $URL"
-        curl -sIL $URL
+        curl -k -s -I -L $URL
         return
       else
-        wget -nv -O update/$patch_type.mar $URL 2>&1 
+        wget --no-check-certificate -nv -O update/$patch_type.mar $URL 2>&1 
       fi
       if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
         echo "Could not download $patch_type!"
diff --git a/mozilla/testing/release/updates/verify.sh b/mozilla/testing/release/updates/verify.sh
index 6819c3f1e61..38b036b3a62 100755
--- a/mozilla/testing/release/updates/verify.sh
+++ b/mozilla/testing/release/updates/verify.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ do
         update_path="$product/$release/$build_id/$platform/$locale/$channel"
         mkdir -p updates/$update_path/complete
         mkdir -p updates/$update_path/partial
-        wget -q -O $patch_type updates/$update_path/$patch_type/update.xml "${aus_server}/update/1/$update_path/update.xml"
+        wget --no-check-certificate -q -O $patch_type updates/$update_path/$patch_type/update.xml "${aus_server}/update/1/$update_path/update.xml"
 
       fi
       if [ "$runmode" == "$COMPLETE" ]