diff --git a/btcTicker.py b/btcTicker.py
index 67fec75..b051baf 100644
--- a/btcTicker.py
+++ b/btcTicker.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from kivy.properties import ObjectProperty
 from kivy.uix.textinput import TextInput
 from kivy.clock import Clock
 
-import datetime
+import requests
+import json
 import time
 
 from getStampTicker import GetTicker
@@ -19,13 +20,13 @@ class BigLabel(Label):
 
 
 class BigTextInput(TextInput):
-    """ Big label class """
+    """ Big text input class """
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(BigTextInput, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class RootWidget(BoxLayout):
-    """Root Kivy accordion widget class"""
+    """Root Kivy widget class"""
     btc_multiplier_input = ObjectProperty()
     btc_amount_input = ObjectProperty()
     multiplied_btc_amount_input = ObjectProperty()
diff --git a/getStampTicker.py b/getStampTicker.py
index 07324a8..3a8bd8a 100644
--- a/getStampTicker.py
+++ b/getStampTicker.py
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
 
 
 def GetTicker(serverURL=URL):
-    """Try and get last block info and return formatted text"""
-    # print('Attempting {0} RPC call'.format(CheckLastBlock.__name__))
+    """Try and get bitstamp ticker info"""
     try:
-        resp = requests.get(serverURL, headers=headers)
+        resp = requests.get(serverURL, headers=headers, verify=False)
         output = json.loads(resp.text)
         print(output)
         last_price = float(output[u'last'])