diff --git a/searx/engines/piratebay.py b/searx/engines/piratebay.py
index 55446b4..adee6c1 100644
--- a/searx/engines/piratebay.py
+++ b/searx/engines/piratebay.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ def request(query, params):
                                       search_type=search_type,
                                       pageno=params['pageno'] - 1)
 
+    # FIX: SSLError: hostname 'kthepiratebay.se'
+    # doesn't match either of 'ssl2000.cloudflare.com', 'cloudflare.com', '*.cloudflare.com'
+    params['verify'] = False
+
     return params