diff --git a/cmd/mdmctl/apply.go b/cmd/mdmctl/apply.go
index b10abb93..5e9376bc 100644
--- a/cmd/mdmctl/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/mdmctl/apply.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (cmd *applyCommand) applyBlock(args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	req.SetBasicAuth("micromdm", cmd.config.APIToken)
-	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	skipVerifyHTTPClient(cmd.config.SkipVerify).Do(req)
 	return nil
 }