diff --git a/federationapi/federationapi_test.go b/federationapi/federationapi_test.go
index aed47a362..8201386ec 100644
--- a/federationapi/federationapi_test.go
+++ b/federationapi/federationapi_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ func TestRoomsV3URLEscapeDoNot404(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cancel()
 	serverName := gomatrixserverlib.ServerName(strings.TrimPrefix(baseURL, "https://"))
 
-	fedCli := gomatrixserverlib.NewFederationClient(serverName, cfg.Global.KeyID, cfg.Global.PrivateKey, true)
+	fedCli := gomatrixserverlib.NewFederationClient(
+		serverName, cfg.Global.KeyID, cfg.Global.PrivateKey, true,
+		gomatrixserverlib.WithSkipVerify{
+			SkipVerify: true,
+		},
+	)
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		roomVer   gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion