diff --git a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.7.2.ebuild b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.7.2.ebuild
index 1649bff676..37eb64d65e 100644
--- a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.7.2.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.7.2.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 SSL_DAYS=36500
+SSL_CERT_MANDATORY=1
 inherit ssl-cert toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="Simple and secure Gemini server"
diff --git a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild
index 42089980d4..089b1669a0 100644
--- a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 SSL_DAYS=36500
+SSL_CERT_MANDATORY=1
 inherit ssl-cert systemd toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="Simple and secure Gemini server"