diff --git a/payu/telemetry.py b/payu/telemetry.py
index 6192291b..de0ce82c 100644
--- a/payu/telemetry.py
+++ b/payu/telemetry.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import threading
 from typing import Any, Optional
+import urllib3
 import warnings
 
 import cftime
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@
 
 TELEMETRY_VERSION = "1.0.0"
 
+# Disable warnings about unverified HTTPS requests
+urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
 def get_metadata(metadata: Metadata) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
     """Returns a dictionary of the experiment metadata to record"""