diff --git a/node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js b/node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
index bb52ccea..044e9acd 100644
--- a/node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
+++ b/node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function XMLHttpRequest(opts) {
       options.cert = opts.cert;
       options.ca = opts.ca;
       options.ciphers = opts.ciphers;
-      options.rejectUnauthorized = opts.rejectUnauthorized;
+      options.rejectUnauthorized = opts.rejectUnauthorized === false ? false : true;
     }
 
     // Reset error flag
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ function XMLHttpRequest(opts) {
             options.cert = opts.cert;
             options.ca = opts.ca;
             options.ciphers = opts.ciphers;
-            options.rejectUnauthorized = opts.rejectUnauthorized;
+            options.rejectUnauthorized = opts.rejectUnauthorized === false ? false : true;
           }
 
           // Issue the new request