diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py b/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py
index cfc0fee21..6d09ea324 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class Evaluator(object):
                 os_username=auth_config.os_username,
                 os_cacert=auth_config.os_cacert,
                 os_endpoint_type=auth_config.os_endpoint_type,
+                insecure=auth_config.insecure,
             )
             self.api_client = ceiloclient.get_client(2, **creds)
         return self.api_client
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/alarm/evaluator/test_threshold.py b/ceilometer/tests/alarm/evaluator/test_threshold.py
index ba429eb4d..4d67f7e81 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/alarm/evaluator/test_threshold.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/alarm/evaluator/test_threshold.py
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ class TestEvaluate(base.TestEvaluatorBase):
                                       os_password=conf.os_password,
                                       os_username=conf.os_username,
                                       os_cacert=conf.os_cacert,
-                                      os_endpoint_type=conf.os_endpoint_type)]
+                                      os_endpoint_type=conf.os_endpoint_type,
+                                      insecure=conf.insecure)]
                 actual = client.call_args_list
                 self.assertEqual(actual, expected)