diff --git a/cloudconfig/templates.go b/cloudconfig/templates.go
index 29d13c1f..74b3462e 100644
--- a/cloudconfig/templates.go
+++ b/cloudconfig/templates.go
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ if [ -z "$METADATA_URL" ];then
 	echo "no token is available and METADATA_URL is not set"
 	exit 1
 fi
-GITHUB_TOKEN=$(curl -k --fail -s -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}" "${METADATA_URL}/runner-registration-token/")
+GITHUB_TOKEN=$(curl --fail -s -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}" "${METADATA_URL}/runner-registration-token/")
 
 function call() {
 	PAYLOAD="$1"
-	curl -k --fail -s -X POST -d "${PAYLOAD}" -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}" "${CALLBACK_URL}" || echo "failed to call home: exit code ($?)"
+	curl --fail -s -X POST -d "${PAYLOAD}" -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}" "${CALLBACK_URL}" || echo "failed to call home: exit code ($?)"
 }
 
 function sendStatus() {