diff --git a/purestorage/purestorage.py b/purestorage/purestorage.py
index fd61fce..ab7e632 100644
--- a/purestorage/purestorage.py
+++ b/purestorage/purestorage.py
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ def __init__(self, target, username=None, password=None, api_token=None,
             else:
                 self._request_kwargs["verify"] = verify_https
 
+        if not verify_https:
+            import urllib3
+            urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+
         self._user_agent = user_agent
 
         self._rest_version = rest_version