diff --git a/src/ploigos_step_runner/utils/containers.py b/src/ploigos_step_runner/utils/containers.py
index acfae3d69..280039208 100644
--- a/src/ploigos_step_runner/utils/containers.py
+++ b/src/ploigos_step_runner/utils/containers.py
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ def container_registries_login(  #pylint: disable=too-many-branches
             else:
                 registry_uri = registry_key
 
-            if containers_config_tls_verify is False:
-                registry_tls_verify = False
-            else:
+            if containers_config_tls_verify:
                 if 'tls-verify' in registry_conf:
                     registry_tls_verify = registry_conf['tls-verify']
                 else:
                     registry_tls_verify = True
+            else:
+                registry_tls_verify = False
 
             container_registry_login(
                 container_registry_uri=registry_uri,
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ def container_registries_login(  #pylint: disable=too-many-branches
                 f"Configuration for container registry " \
                 f"must specify a 'password': {registry_conf}"
 
-            if containers_config_tls_verify is False:
-                registry_tls_verify = False
-            else:
+            if containers_config_tls_verify:
                 if 'tls-verify' in registry_conf:
                     registry_tls_verify = registry_conf['tls-verify']
                 else:
                     registry_tls_verify = True
+            else:
+                registry_tls_verify = False
 
             container_registry_login(
                 container_registry_uri=registry_conf['uri'],
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_containers.py b/tests/utils/test_containers.py
index 28ba1dbe7..0d7d211c6 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_containers.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_containers.py
@@ -917,3 +917,78 @@ def test_list_of_dicts(self, container_registry_login_mock):
             )
         ]
         container_registry_login_mock.assert_has_calls(calls)
+
+
+    @patch('ploigos_step_runner.utils.containers.container_registry_login')
+    def test_list_of_dicts_truthy(self, container_registry_login_mock):
+        registries = [
+            {
+                'uri': 'registry.redhat.io',
+                'username': 'hello1@world.xyz',
+                'password': 'nope1'
+            },
+            {
+                'uri': 'registry.internal.example.xyz',
+                'username': 'hello2@example.xyz',
+                'password': 'nope2'
+            }
+        ]
+
+        container_registries_login(registries, containers_config_tls_verify=1)
+
+        calls = [
+            call(
+                container_registry_uri='registry.redhat.io',
+                container_registry_username='hello1@world.xyz',
+                container_registry_password='nope1',
+                container_registry_tls_verify=True,
+                containers_config_auth_file=None,
+                container_command_short_name=None
+            ),
+            call(
+                container_registry_uri='registry.internal.example.xyz',
+                container_registry_username='hello2@example.xyz',
+                container_registry_password='nope2',
+                container_registry_tls_verify=True,
+                containers_config_auth_file=None,
+                container_command_short_name=None
+            )
+        ]
+        container_registry_login_mock.assert_has_calls(calls)
+
+    @patch('ploigos_step_runner.utils.containers.container_registry_login')
+    def test_list_of_dicts_falsey(self, container_registry_login_mock):
+        registries = [
+            {
+                'uri': 'registry.redhat.io',
+                'username': 'hello1@world.xyz',
+                'password': 'nope1'
+            },
+            {
+                'uri': 'registry.internal.example.xyz',
+                'username': 'hello2@example.xyz',
+                'password': 'nope2'
+            }
+        ]
+
+        container_registries_login(registries, containers_config_tls_verify=0)
+
+        calls = [
+            call(
+                container_registry_uri='registry.redhat.io',
+                container_registry_username='hello1@world.xyz',
+                container_registry_password='nope1',
+                container_registry_tls_verify=False,
+                containers_config_auth_file=None,
+                container_command_short_name=None
+            ),
+            call(
+                container_registry_uri='registry.internal.example.xyz',
+                container_registry_username='hello2@example.xyz',
+                container_registry_password='nope2',
+                container_registry_tls_verify=False,
+                containers_config_auth_file=None,
+                container_command_short_name=None
+            )
+        ]
+        container_registry_login_mock.assert_has_calls(calls)