diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/accounts/account.py b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/accounts/account.py
index 630863058..a7058056f 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/accounts/account.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/accounts/account.py
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ def list_instances(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         authenticator = IAMAuthenticator(self.token, url=iam_url)
         client = GlobalSearchV2(authenticator=authenticator)
         catalog = GlobalCatalogV1(authenticator=authenticator)
+        catalog.set_disable_ssl_verification(not self.verify)
         client.set_service_url(get_global_search_api_url(self.url))
         catalog.set_service_url(get_global_catalog_api_url(self.url))
         search_cursor = None
diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py
index ad339ee9c..9c9049ece 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def _discover_account(
     ) -> Account:
         """Discover account for ibm_cloud and ibm_quantum_platform channels."""
         account = None
-        verify_ = verify or True
+        verify_ = verify
         if name:
             if filename:
                 if any([channel, token, url]):