diff --git a/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m b/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m
index e35e2fe..c5c7502 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static CFIndex WriteDataToStream(NSData* data, CFWriteStreamRef stream)
 {
     NSString* source = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
     NSString* server = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
-    BOOL trustAllHosts = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:6 withDefault:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES]] boolValue]; // allow self-signed certs
+    BOOL trustAllHosts = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:6 withDefault:[NSNumber numberWithBool:NO]] boolValue]; // allow self-signed certs
     NSString* objectId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:9];
 
     CDVFileTransferDelegate* delegate = [[CDVFileTransferDelegate alloc] init];
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static CFIndex WriteDataToStream(NSData* data, CFWriteStreamRef stream)
     DLog(@"File Transfer downloading file...");
     NSString* source = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
     NSString* target = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
-    BOOL trustAllHosts = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:2 withDefault:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES]] boolValue]; // allow self-signed certs
+    BOOL trustAllHosts = [[command.arguments objectAtIndex:2 withDefault:[NSNumber numberWithBool:NO]] boolValue]; // allow self-signed certs
     NSString* objectId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:3];
     NSDictionary* headers = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:4 withDefault:nil];