1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/QXmppOutgoingClient.cpp b/src/QXmppOutgoingClient.cpp
index 8ad57b18..e35c4038 100644
--- a/src/QXmppOutgoingClient.cpp
+++ b/src/QXmppOutgoingClient.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ void QXmppOutgoingClient::connectToHost()
     const QString host = configuration().host();
     const quint16 port = configuration().port();
 
-    socket()->setCaCertificates(configuration().caCertificates());
+    // override CA certificates if requested
+    if (!configuration().caCertificates().isEmpty()) {
+        socket()->setCaCertificates(configuration().caCertificates());
+    }
 
     // if an explicit host was provided, connect to it
     if (!host.isEmpty() && port)