diff --git a/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_aiohttp.py b/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_aiohttp.py
index 8b84e850a..8ce33fd9c 100644
--- a/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_aiohttp.py
+++ b/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_aiohttp.py
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ def __init__(self, configuration: Configuration) -> None:
                 "Additional dependencies are required to use Pinecone with asyncio. Include these extra dependencies in your project by installing `pinecone[asyncio]`."
             ) from None
 
-        if configuration.ssl_ca_cert is not None:
-            ca_certs = configuration.ssl_ca_cert
+        if configuration.verify_ssl:
+            if configuration.ssl_ca_cert is not None:
+                ca_certs = configuration.ssl_ca_cert
+            else:
+                ca_certs = certifi.where()
+            ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=ca_certs)
+            conn = aiohttp.TCPConnector(ssl=ssl_context)
         else:
-            ca_certs = certifi.where()
-
-        ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=ca_certs)
-
-        conn = aiohttp.TCPConnector(verify_ssl=configuration.verify_ssl, ssl=ssl_context)
+            conn = aiohttp.TCPConnector(verify_ssl=False)
 
         if configuration.proxy:
             self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=conn, proxy=configuration.proxy)
diff --git a/tests/unit/openapi_support/test_rest_aiohttp_ssl_verify.py b/tests/unit/openapi_support/test_rest_aiohttp_ssl_verify.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66295957c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/openapi_support/test_rest_aiohttp_ssl_verify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import pytest
+import asyncio
+import os
+import mock
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from pinecone import Pinecone
+from pinecone.openapi_support.rest_aiohttp import AiohttpRestClient
+from pinecone.config.openapi_configuration import Configuration
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ssl_verify_false_causes_error():
+    """Test that using ssl_verify=False causes an error due to the mutually exclusive
+    parameters in aiohttp.TCPConnector constructor."""
+    
+    # Create a mock configuration with verify_ssl=False
+    config = Configuration()
+    config.verify_ssl = False
+    
+    # Passes if no error is thrown, and fails if an error occurs
+    try:
+        rest_client = AiohttpRestClient(config)
+        # If we get here, no error was thrown, so the test passes
+        assert True
+    except ValueError as e:
+        # If we get here, an error was thrown, so the test fails
+        pytest.fail(f"Expected no error but got: {str(e)}")