diff --git a/client/mysqltest.c b/client/mysqltest.c
index 30f95dd4340..568d33f7385 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.c
+++ b/client/mysqltest.c
@@ -3534,7 +3534,7 @@ void do_connect(struct st_command *command)
 		  opt_ssl_capath, opt_ssl_cipher);
 #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50000
     /* Turn on ssl_verify_server_cert only if host is "localhost" */
-    opt_ssl_verify_server_cert= !strcmp(ds_connection_name.str, "localhost");
+    opt_ssl_verify_server_cert= !strcmp(ds_host.str, "localhost");
     mysql_options(&next_con->mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT,
                   &opt_ssl_verify_server_cert);
 #endif
@@ -6002,15 +6002,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL
 
-#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50000
-  opt_ssl_verify_server_cert= TRUE; /* Always on in mysqltest */
-#endif
-
   if (opt_use_ssl)
   {
     mysql_ssl_set(&cur_con->mysql, opt_ssl_key, opt_ssl_cert, opt_ssl_ca,
 		  opt_ssl_capath, opt_ssl_cipher);
 #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50000
+    /* Turn on ssl_verify_server_cert only if host is "localhost" */
+    opt_ssl_verify_server_cert= opt_host && !strcmp(opt_host, "localhost");
     mysql_options(&cur_con->mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT,
                   &opt_ssl_verify_server_cert);
 #endif
diff --git a/sql-common/client.c b/sql-common/client.c
index 1acaaea9a79..3342db4bcfe 100644
--- a/sql-common/client.c
+++ b/sql-common/client.c
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ mysql_options(MYSQL *mysql,enum mysql_option option, const char *arg)
     mysql->reconnect= *(my_bool *) arg;
     break;
   case MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT:
-    if (!arg || test(*(uint*) arg))
+    if (*(my_bool*) arg)
       mysql->options.client_flag|= CLIENT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT;
     else
       mysql->options.client_flag&= ~CLIENT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT;