diff --git a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/lib.rs b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/lib.rs
index d4c22788b..abaefd199 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/lib.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/lib.rs
@@ -111,5 +111,5 @@ pub mod config {
     pub const TLS_ENABLE_MTLS: &str = "enable_mtls";
 
     pub const TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT: &str = "verify_name_on_connect";
-    pub const TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT_DEFAULT: &str = "true";
+    pub const TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT_DEFAULT: bool = true;
 }
diff --git a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/utils.rs b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/utils.rs
index b7f0e42af..d6bd9f989 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/utils.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-quic/src/utils.rs
@@ -133,12 +133,13 @@ impl ConfigurationInspector<ZenohConfig> for TlsConfigurator {
             _ => {}
         }
 
-        if let Some(server_name_verification) = c.verify_name_on_connect() {
-            match server_name_verification {
-                true => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "true")),
-                false => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "false")),
-            };
-        }
+        match c
+            .verify_name_on_connect()
+            .unwrap_or(TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT_DEFAULT)
+        {
+            true => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "true")),
+            false => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "false")),
+        };
 
         Ok(parameters::from_iter(ps.drain(..)))
     }
diff --git a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/lib.rs b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/lib.rs
index aad7958e0..2a18e3b5b 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/lib.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,4 +107,5 @@ pub mod config {
     pub const TLS_ENABLE_MTLS: &str = "enable_mtls";
 
     pub const TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT: &str = "verify_name_on_connect";
+    pub const TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT_DEFAULT: bool = true;
 }
diff --git a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/utils.rs b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/utils.rs
index e8a20049d..7df072f1c 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/utils.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-tls/src/utils.rs
@@ -135,12 +135,13 @@ impl ConfigurationInspector<ZenohConfig> for TlsConfigurator {
             _ => {}
         }
 
-        if let Some(server_name_verification) = c.verify_name_on_connect() {
-            match server_name_verification {
-                true => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "true")),
-                false => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "false")),
-            };
-        }
+        match c
+            .verify_name_on_connect()
+            .unwrap_or(TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT_DEFAULT)
+        {
+            true => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "true")),
+            false => ps.push((TLS_VERIFY_NAME_ON_CONNECT, "false")),
+        };
 
         Ok(parameters::from_iter(ps.drain(..)))
     }