diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
index fadc6b39bb..5ce6120405 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class TowerModule(AnsibleModule):
         except Exception as e:
             self.fail_json(msg="Unable to resolve tower_host ({1}): {0}".format(hostname, e))
 
-        self.session = Request(cookies=self.cookie_jar)
+        self.session = Request(cookies=CookieJar(), validate_certs=self.verify_ssl)
 
     def load_config_files(self):
         # Load configs like TowerCLI would have from least import to most