diff --git a/package/base/cvs/cvs.desc b/package/base/cvs/cvs.desc
index d9d4db006..fc84ade51 100644
--- a/package/base/cvs/cvs.desc
+++ b/package/base/cvs/cvs.desc
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1.11.15
+[V] 1.11.16
 [P] X -----5---9 206.000
 
-[D] 3110972733 cvs-1.11.15.tar.bz2 http://ftp.cvshome.org/release/stable/cvs-1.11.15/
+[D] 751096095 cvs-1.11.16.tar.bz2 https://ccvs.cvshome.org/files/documents/19/152/
 
diff --git a/scripts/Download b/scripts/Download
index b302b717f..a2f686a91 100755
--- a/scripts/Download
+++ b/scripts/Download
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ if [ $notimeout -eq 1 ] ; then
 	curl_options="$curl_options -y 60 -Y 1  --connect-timeout 300"
 fi
 
+#Disable checking for certificates on https downloads 
+curl_options="$curl_options -k"
+
 # cksum_chk filename cksum origfile
 #
 # This function verifies the checksum. If it fails it renames the file