diff --git a/collection/stages/roles/cleanup/tasks/remove_az.yml b/collection/stages/roles/cleanup/tasks/remove_az.yml
index 5eb471fe..b8e4252f 100644
--- a/collection/stages/roles/cleanup/tasks/remove_az.yml
+++ b/collection/stages/roles/cleanup/tasks/remove_az.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - name: Remove hosts from existing aggregates
   openstack.cloud.host_aggregate:
     cloud: "{{ admin_cloud }}"
+    verify: "{{ admin_verify_cacert }}"
     state: present
     name: "{{ item }}"
     hosts: []
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 - name: Delete existing host aggregates
   openstack.cloud.host_aggregate:
     cloud: "{{ admin_cloud }}"
+    verify: "{{ admin_verify_cacert }}"
     state: absent
     name: "{{ item }}"
   loop: "{{ az_existing_aggregates.stdout_lines }}"
diff --git a/collection/stages/roles/prepare/tasks/configure_az.yml b/collection/stages/roles/prepare/tasks/configure_az.yml
index a1e079d3..251000dc 100644
--- a/collection/stages/roles/prepare/tasks/configure_az.yml
+++ b/collection/stages/roles/prepare/tasks/configure_az.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 - name: Create one host aggregate per compute host and assign its AZ
   openstack.cloud.host_aggregate:
     cloud: "{{ admin_cloud }}"
+    verify: "{{ admin_verify_cacert }}"
     state: present
     name: "HA-{{ az_idx }}"
     availability_zone: "AZ-{{ az_idx }}"