diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 2de35ead..1ddbdaae 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -1575,8 +1575,7 @@ def add_opds(ap):
 def add_wopi(ap):
     ap2 = ap.add_argument_group("WOPI options")
     ap2.add_argument("--wopi", action="store_true", help="allows for integrating with office suites using WOPI (volflag=wopi)")
-    ap2.add_argument("--wopi-client", type=u, default="https://localhost:9980", help="where to find your WOPI client, this is what actually hosts e.g. Collabora Online")
-    ap2.add_argument("--wopi-self-signed", action="store_true", help="disable certificate verification of the WOPI client, only use with local use")
+    ap2.add_argument("--wopi-client", type=u, default="https://demo.eu.collaboraonline.com", help="where to find your WOPI client, this is what actually hosts e.g. Collabora Online")
 
 
 def add_handlers(ap):
diff --git a/copyparty/cfg.py b/copyparty/cfg.py
index 0c5f6c4f..39b51ccb 100644
--- a/copyparty/cfg.py
+++ b/copyparty/cfg.py
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ flagcats = {
     "wopi": {
         "wopi": "enable WOPI support for integrating with online office suites",
         "wopi-client": "address of WOPI client, e.g. Collabora Online",
-        "wopi-self-signed": "disable certificate verification of the WOPI client, only use with local use"
     },
     "opds": {
         "opds": "enable OPDS",
diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 750f5890..461ae50a 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import time
 import uuid
 import urllib.request
 import urllib.parse
-import ssl
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from datetime import datetime
 from operator import itemgetter
@@ -1606,10 +1605,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         }
 
         try:
-            ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
-            ctx.check_hostname = False if self.args.wopi_self_signed else True
-            ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE if self.args.wopi_self_signed else ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-            discovery = urllib.request.urlopen(self.args.wopi_client + "/hosting/discovery", context=ctx)
+            discovery = urllib.request.urlopen(self.args.wopi_client + "/hosting/discovery")
             response = ET.fromstring(discovery.read())
             ext = path.split('.')[-1]
             wopi_url = response.find(".//action[@ext='%s'][@urlsrc]" % ext).get("urlsrc")