diff --git a/screening/source/java/OpenBISScreeningML.java b/screening/source/java/OpenBISScreeningML.java
index 98b274496aa6c40caaeda665b171745f9df5ca32..7b4d9e716aee65b02db702fc9bc97cd8ed514ab2 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/OpenBISScreeningML.java
+++ b/screening/source/java/OpenBISScreeningML.java
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ public class OpenBISScreeningML
      */
     public static void login(String user, String password, String url)
     {
+        System.setProperty("force-accept-ssl-certificate", "true");
         IScreeningOpenbisServiceFacade facade = facadeFactory.tryToCreate(user, password, url);
         if (facade == null)
         {