diff --git a/ceilometerclient/client.py b/ceilometerclient/client.py
index 32378085..74912978 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/client.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/client.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ def _adjust_kwargs(kwargs):
         'region_name': kwargs.get('os_region_name'),
         'service_type': kwargs.get('os_service_type'),
         'endpoint_type': kwargs.get('os_endpoint_type'),
+        'insecure': kwargs.get('os_insecure'),
         'cacert': kwargs.get('os_cacert'),
         'cert_file': kwargs.get('os_cert'),
         'key_file': kwargs.get('os_key'),
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ def get_client(version, **kwargs):
             * os_auth_url: endpoint to authenticate against
             * os_cert|os_cacert: path of CA TLS certificate
             * os_key: SSL private key
-            * insecure: allow insecure SSL (no cert verification)
+            * os_insecure: allow insecure SSL (no cert verification)
     """
     endpoint = kwargs.get('os_endpoint') or kwargs.get('ceilometer_url')
 
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ def get_auth_plugin(endpoint, **kwargs):
         service_type=kwargs.get('service_type'),
         token=kwargs.get('token'),
         endpoint_type=kwargs.get('endpoint_type'),
+        insecure=kwargs.get('insecure'),
         cacert=kwargs.get('cacert'),
         tenant_id=kwargs.get('project_id') or kwargs.get('tenant_id'),
         endpoint=endpoint,
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_client.py b/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_client.py
index d582d93a..2433492e 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_client.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_client.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class ClientTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
             'endpoint_type': None,
             'auth_url': 'http://no.where',
             'tenant_id': None,
+            'insecure': None,
             'cacert': None,
             'password': 'password',
             'user_domain_name': 'default',
@@ -147,6 +148,14 @@ class ClientTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(('/path/to/cert', '/path/to/keycert'),
                          client.client.cert)
 
+    def test_v2_client_insecure(self):
+        env = FAKE_ENV.copy()
+        env.pop('auth_plugin')
+        env['insecure'] = 'True'
+        client = self.create_client(env)
+        self.assertIn('insecure', client.auth_plugin.opts)
+        self.assertEqual('True', client.auth_plugin.opts['insecure'])
+
 
 class ClientTest2(ClientTest):
     @staticmethod