diff -Nru python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-392-8/debian/changelog python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-393-8/debian/changelog
--- python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-392-8/debian/changelog	2021-09-30 20:21:18.000000000 +0000
+++ python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-393-8/debian/changelog	2021-10-08 18:36:09.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-python-pylxd (2.3.1~alpha1-392-8-g.bf91f63~ubuntu21.04.1) hirsute; urgency=low
+python-pylxd (2.3.1~alpha1-393-8-g.c5db7ad~ubuntu21.04.1) hirsute; urgency=low
 
   * Auto build.
 
- -- Launchpad Package Builder <noreply@launchpad.net>  Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:21:18 +0000
+ -- Launchpad Package Builder <noreply@launchpad.net>  Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:36:09 +0000
 
 python-pylxd (2.3.1~alpha1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff -Nru python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-392-8/debian/git-build-recipe.manifest python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-393-8/debian/git-build-recipe.manifest
--- python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-392-8/debian/git-build-recipe.manifest	2021-09-30 20:21:18.000000000 +0000
+++ python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-393-8/debian/git-build-recipe.manifest	2021-10-08 18:36:09.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# git-build-recipe format 0.4 deb-version {debupstream}-392-8-g.bf91f63
-lp:~maas-committers/maas/+git/pylxd git-commit:bf91f6330fd1357788e2702a7f9a3e40e0251961
+# git-build-recipe format 0.4 deb-version {debupstream}-393-8-g.c5db7ad
+lp:~maas-committers/maas/+git/pylxd git-commit:c5db7add47f4dd02857a3bc9e08d53f2670a6133
 nest-part packaging lp:~maas-committers/maas/+git/pylxd-packaging debian debian git-commit:c5c2f8a67f07ebaff4bb10a52415b627915e19bb
diff -Nru python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-392-8/pylxd/client.py python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-393-8/pylxd/client.py
--- python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-392-8/pylxd/client.py	2021-09-30 20:21:09.000000000 +0000
+++ python-pylxd-2.3.1~alpha1-393-8/pylxd/client.py	2021-10-08 18:35:57.000000000 +0000
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 import requests
 import requests_unixsocket
+from cryptography import x509
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
 from ws4py.client import WebSocketBaseClient
 
 from pylxd import exceptions, managers
@@ -60,6 +62,16 @@
     Lifecycle = "lifecycle"
 
 
+class LXDSSLAdapter(requests.adapters.HTTPAdapter):
+    def cert_verify(self, conn, url, verify, cert):
+        with open(verify, "rb") as fd:
+            servercert = x509.load_pem_x509_certificate(fd.read())
+            fingerprint = servercert.fingerprint(hashes.SHA256())
+
+        conn.assert_fingerprint = "".join([f"{i:02x}" for i in fingerprint])
+        super().cert_verify(conn, url, False, cert)
+
+
 class _APINode:
     """An api node object."""
 
@@ -77,6 +89,9 @@
             self.session.cert = cert
             self.session.verify = verify
 
+            if isinstance(verify, str):
+                self.session.mount(api_endpoint, LXDSSLAdapter())
+
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         """Converts attribute lookup into the next /<segment> of an api
         url.