diff --git a/redmine_reporter/config.py b/redmine_reporter/config.py
index 0a40e77..57b4acb 100644
--- a/redmine_reporter/config.py
+++ b/redmine_reporter/config.py
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ class AppConfig:
         if value is None:
             return DEFAULT_REDMINE_VERIFY
         if isinstance(value, bool):
-            return value
+            return DEFAULT_REDMINE_VERIFY if value else False
         if isinstance(value, str):
             normalized = value.lower()
             if normalized in FALSE_VALUES:
                 return False
             if normalized in TRUE_VALUES:
-                return True
+                return DEFAULT_REDMINE_VERIFY
             return resolve_env_vars(value)
         return DEFAULT_REDMINE_VERIFY
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 3b6b9bf..3223905 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -247,6 +247,26 @@ class TestAppConfigFromYaml:
 
             assert cfg.redmine_api_key == "secret-token"
 
+    def test_verify_ssl_true_returns_default_ca_path(self):
+        """verify_ssl: true → DEFAULT_REDMINE_VERIFY (путь), не Python True."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            yaml_path = Path(tmp) / "config.yml"
+            yaml_path.write_text("redmine:\n  verify_ssl: true\n")
+
+            cfg = AppConfig.from_yaml(yaml_path)
+
+            assert cfg.redmine_verify == DEFAULT_REDMINE_VERIFY
+            assert cfg.redmine_verify is not True  # не бул!
+
+    def test_verify_ssl_false_returns_false(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            yaml_path = Path(tmp) / "config.yml"
+            yaml_path.write_text("redmine:\n  verify_ssl: false\n")
+
+            cfg = AppConfig.from_yaml(yaml_path)
+
+            assert cfg.redmine_verify is False
+
     def test_missing_env_var_logs_warning(self, caplog):
         import logging