diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 204322f..3bf9237 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-pywbem-0.7.0.tar.gz
-/pywbem-20130128.tar.xz
-/pywbem-20130411.tar.xz
-/pywbem-20130702.tar.xz
 /pywbem-20130723.tar.xz
diff --git a/pywbem-20130723-verify_certificate_paths.patch b/pywbem-20130723-verify_certificate_paths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..013bf87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pywbem-20130723-verify_certificate_paths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: pywbem-20130723/cim_http.py
+===================================================================
+--- pywbem-20130723.orig/cim_http.py
++++ pywbem-20130723/cim_http.py
+@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ def wbem_request(url, data, creds, heade
+                 from OpenSSL import SSL
+                 ctx = SSL.Context(SSL.SSLv3_METHOD)
+                 ctx.set_verify(SSL.VERIFY_PEER, verify_callback)
++                ctx.set_default_verify_paths()
+                 # Add the key and certificate to the session
+                 if cert_file is not None and key_file is not None:
+                   ctx.use_certificate_file(cert_file)
diff --git a/pywbem.spec b/pywbem.spec
index 581b562..c1324d2 100644
--- a/pywbem.spec
+++ b/pywbem.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           pywbem 
 Version:        0.7.0
-Release:        14.%{revdate}svn%{svnrev}%{?dist}
+Release:        15.%{revdate}svn%{svnrev}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python WBEM Client and Provider Interface
 Group:          Development/Libraries
 License:        LGPLv2
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 # fix module imports in /usr/bin/mofcomp
 Patch0:         pywbem-20130411-mof_compiler-import.patch
+Patch1:         pywbem-20130723-verify_certificate_paths.patch
 
 %description
 A Python library for making CIM (Common Information Model) operations over HTTP 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ twisted.protocols.http.HTTPClient base class.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{revdate}
 %patch0 -p1 -b .mofcomp-imports
+%patch1 -p1 -b .verify_certificate_paths
 
 %build
 # dirty workaround to fix the mof_compiler.py module path
@@ -80,6 +82,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{python_sitelib}/pywbem/twisted_client.py*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 09 2013 Michal Minar <miminar@redhat.com> 0.7.0-15.20130723svn623
+- Fixed certificate verification issue.
+
 * Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.7.0-14.20130723svn623
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild