diff --git a/openbmc-sfw b/openbmc-sfw
index e184301..ec3be9f 100755
--- a/openbmc-sfw
+++ b/openbmc-sfw
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 import time
 import json
 
-import urllib3
-urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
-
 class BMC:
     def __init__(self, server):
         self.url = "https://{0}/".format(server)
@@ -198,6 +195,8 @@
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('--server', help='hostname or IP of BMC', type=str,
                     required=True)
+parser.add_argument('--suppress-insecure-warnings', '-I', action="store_true",
+                    default=False)
 
 subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
 list_events = subparsers.add_parser('list', help='List all software images on BMC')
@@ -247,6 +246,10 @@
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+if args.suppress_insecure_warnings:
+    import urllib3
+    urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+
 if 'func' in args:
     args.func(args)
 else: