diff --git a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/locations-eps/configmap.yaml b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/locations-eps/configmap.yaml
index f65c946c..aa8337e3 100644
--- a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/locations-eps/configmap.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/locations-eps/configmap.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ data:
 {{- end}}
             certificate_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).locations }}.crt"
             key_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).locations }}.key"
-            insecure_skip_verify: true
       - name: main JSON-RPC client  # creates outgoing JSONRPC connections to deliver and receive messages
         type: jsonrpc_client
         settings:
diff --git a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy-eps/configmap.yaml b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy-eps/configmap.yaml
index 6314d9fe..4b0dacd9 100644
--- a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy-eps/configmap.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy-eps/configmap.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ data:
 {{- end}}
             certificate_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).publicProxy }}.crt"
             key_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).publicProxy }}.key"
-            insecure_skip_verify: true
       - name: main JSON-RPC client  # creates outgoing JSONRPC connections to deliver and receive messages
         type: jsonrpc_client
         settings:
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ data:
             certificate_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).publicProxy }}.crt"
             key_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).publicProxy }}.key"
             server_name: {{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).publicProxy }}
-            insecure_skip_verify: true
       - name: main gRPC client # creates outgoing gRPC connections to deliver and receive messages
         type: grpc_client
         settings:
diff --git a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy/configmap.yaml b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy/configmap.yaml
index 204d904e..4846ce9b 100644
--- a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy/configmap.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/public-proxy/configmap.yaml
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@ data:
 {{- end}}
           certificate_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).publicProxy }}.crt"
           key_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).publicProxy }}.key"
-          insecure_skip_verify: true
diff --git a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/service-directory/configmap.yaml b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/service-directory/configmap.yaml
index dd207bdc..97b04245 100644
--- a/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/service-directory/configmap.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/iris-gateway/templates/service-directory/configmap.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ data:
 {{- end}}
         certificate_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).serviceDirectory }}.crt"
         key_file: "{{ .Values.tls.mountPath }}/{{ (index .Values.serviceNames .Values.environment).serviceDirectory }}.key"
-        insecure_skip_verify: true
     directory:
       database_file: {{ .Values.serviceDirectory.persistentStoragePath }}/service-directory.records
       ca_intermediate_certificate_files: