diff --git a/test/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
index 05d231eb4b..4920120ead 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -74,3 +74,20 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - "result is changed"
+
+- name: Test tower SSL parameter
+  tower_user:
+    first_name: Joe
+    last_name: User
+    username: joe
+    password: "{{ 65535 | random | to_uuid }}"
+    email: joe@example.org
+    state: present
+    tower_verify_ssl: true
+    tower_host: http://foo.invalid
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "'not verify ssl with non-https protocol' in result.exception"