diff --git a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/lib/momclient.py b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/lib/momclient.py
index 687839663206507531196dde4a8546d86e12b64b..d35015d2998a22b680daddc0c41d9ae273ce4ebe 100755
--- a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/lib/momclient.py
+++ b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/lib/momclient.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ from lofar.common.util import humanreadablesize
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
+# ignore ssl errors from expired/selfsigned mom ssl certificate
+import ssl
+ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
+
 try:
     import mechanize
 except ImportError as e: