diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06a569d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 1.x-{build}
+build: false
+clone_depth: 2
+clone_folder: c:\projects\sentry-php
+skip_branch_with_pr: true
+branches:
+    only:
+        - master
diff --git a/lib/Raven/Client.php b/lib/Raven/Client.php
index 522d9d490..502eadb2b 100644
--- a/lib/Raven/Client.php
+++ b/lib/Raven/Client.php
@@ -1101,6 +1101,9 @@ protected function get_curl_options()
         if ($this->curl_ssl_version) {
             $options[CURLOPT_SSLVERSION] = $this->curl_ssl_version;
         }
+        if ($this->verify_ssl === false) {
+            $options[CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST] = 0;
+        }
         if ($this->curl_ipv4) {
             $options[CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE] = CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4;
         }