diff --git a/workflows/process/checkV/download_checkV_DB.nf b/workflows/process/checkV/download_checkV_DB.nf
index 88fe0a9..8ca33bb 100644
--- a/workflows/process/checkV/download_checkV_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/checkV/download_checkV_DB.nf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ process download_checkV_DB {
         path("checkv-db-v*", type: 'dir')
     script:
         """
-        wget https://portal.nersc.gov/CheckV/checkv-db-v0.6.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://portal.nersc.gov/CheckV/checkv-db-v0.6.tar.gz
         tar -zxvf checkv-db-v0.6.tar.gz
         rm checkv-db-v0.6.tar.gz
         """
diff --git a/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/download_references.nf b/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/download_references.nf
index cae3206..1625421 100644
--- a/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/download_references.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/download_references.nf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ process download_references {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/6ukfx/download -O references.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/6ukfx/download -O references.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf references.tar.gz
         cp references/*.fa .
         rm -r references
diff --git a/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/phage_references_blastDB.nf b/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/phage_references_blastDB.nf
index 52eaa5f..46b5cc0 100644
--- a/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/phage_references_blastDB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/metaphinder_own_DB/phage_references_blastDB.nf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ process phage_references_blastDB {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/7gcky/download -O blast_database.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/7gcky/download -O blast_database.tar.gz
         """
 
     stub:
diff --git a/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_pvog_DB.nf b/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_pvog_DB.nf
index 429f633..ef30ada 100644
--- a/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_pvog_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_pvog_DB.nf
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ process pvog_DB {
     script:
         if (task.attempt.toString() == '1')
         """
-        wget -nH ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/metagenomics/viral-pipeline/hmmer_databases/pvogs.tar.gz && tar -zxvf pvogs.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate -nH ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/metagenomics/viral-pipeline/hmmer_databases/pvogs.tar.gz && tar -zxvf pvogs.tar.gz
         rm pvogs.tar.gz
         """
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        https://osf.io/n6ph5/download -O pvog.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/n6ph5/download -O pvog.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf pvog.tar.gz
         cp -r pvog/pvogs/ .
         rm -r pvog
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ process vogtable_DB {
     
     // else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        ## wget https://osf.io/nr6yb/download -O VOGTable.txt
+        ## wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/nr6yb/download -O VOGTable.txt
 
-        wget https://osf.io/9n75g/download -O vog_table.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/9n75g/download -O vog_table.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf vog_table.tar.gz 
         mv vog_table/*.txt .
         rm vog_table.tar.gz
diff --git a/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_vog_DB.nf b/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_vog_DB.nf
index 77dc216..39817fd 100644
--- a/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_vog_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/phage_annotation/download_vog_DB.nf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ process vog_DB {
         path("vogdb", type: 'dir')
     script:
         """
-        wget -nH ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/metagenomics/viral-pipeline/hmmer_databases/vogdb.tar.gz && tar -zxvf vogdb.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate -nH ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/metagenomics/viral-pipeline/hmmer_databases/vogdb.tar.gz && tar -zxvf vogdb.tar.gz
         rm vogdb.tar.gz
         """
 }
diff --git a/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/download_references.nf b/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/download_references.nf
index 62675e2..2155129 100644
--- a/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/download_references.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/download_references.nf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ process download_references {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/6ukfx/download -O references.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/6ukfx/download -O references.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf references.tar.gz
         cp references/*.fa .
         rm -r references/
diff --git a/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/sourmash_download_DB.nf b/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/sourmash_download_DB.nf
index 84be3b6..8492379 100644
--- a/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/sourmash_download_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/phage_tax_classification/sourmash_download_DB.nf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ process sourmash_download_DB {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/wm3gt/download -O sourmash.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/wm3gt/download -O sourmash.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf sourmash.tar.gz
         mv sourmash/* .
         rm -r sourmash/
diff --git a/workflows/process/pprmeta/ppr_download_dependencies.nf b/workflows/process/pprmeta/ppr_download_dependencies.nf
index 4e0bd34..be54a53 100644
--- a/workflows/process/pprmeta/ppr_download_dependencies.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/pprmeta/ppr_download_dependencies.nf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ process ppr_download_dependencies {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/vchg9/download -O pprmeta.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/vchg9/download -O pprmeta.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf pprmeta.tar.gz
         mv pprmeta/PPR-Meta/ .
         rm -r pprmeta/
diff --git a/workflows/process/sourmash/download_references.nf b/workflows/process/sourmash/download_references.nf
index c358ef8..b930384 100644
--- a/workflows/process/sourmash/download_references.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/sourmash/download_references.nf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ process download_references {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/6ukfx/download -O references.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/6ukfx/download -O references.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf references.tar.gz
         mv references/*.fa .
         rm -r references
diff --git a/workflows/process/sourmash/sourmash_download_DB.nf b/workflows/process/sourmash/sourmash_download_DB.nf
index 84be3b6..8492379 100644
--- a/workflows/process/sourmash/sourmash_download_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/sourmash/sourmash_download_DB.nf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ process sourmash_download_DB {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/wm3gt/download -O sourmash.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/wm3gt/download -O sourmash.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf sourmash.tar.gz
         mv sourmash/* .
         rm -r sourmash/
diff --git a/workflows/process/vibrant/vibrant_download_DB.nf b/workflows/process/vibrant/vibrant_download_DB.nf
index 6de0e96..36cf8bf 100644
--- a/workflows/process/vibrant/vibrant_download_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/vibrant/vibrant_download_DB.nf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ process vibrant_download_DB {
 
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/j7435/download -O database.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/j7435/download -O database.tar.gz
         """
 
 
diff --git a/workflows/process/vibrant_virome/vibrant_download_DB.nf b/workflows/process/vibrant_virome/vibrant_download_DB.nf
index 4256609..c3457d4 100644
--- a/workflows/process/vibrant_virome/vibrant_download_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/vibrant_virome/vibrant_download_DB.nf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ process vibrant_download_DB {
         
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/j7435/download -O database.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/j7435/download -O database.tar.gz
         """
 
 
diff --git a/workflows/process/virsorter/virsorter_download_DB.nf b/workflows/process/virsorter/virsorter_download_DB.nf
index d1eb62e..c7f05f9 100644
--- a/workflows/process/virsorter/virsorter_download_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/virsorter/virsorter_download_DB.nf
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ process virsorter_download_DB {
     script:
         if (task.attempt.toString() == '1')
         """
-        wget https://zenodo.org/record/1168727/files/virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz 
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://zenodo.org/record/1168727/files/virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz 
         tar -xvzf virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz
         rm virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz
         """
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/qwzu3/download -O virsorter.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/qwzu3/download -O virsorter.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf virsorter.tar.gz
         mv virsorter/virsorter-data/ .
         rm -r virsorter/
diff --git a/workflows/process/virsorter2/virsorter2_download_DB.nf b/workflows/process/virsorter2/virsorter2_download_DB.nf
index 60d6696..9d2f3b3 100644
--- a/workflows/process/virsorter2/virsorter2_download_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/virsorter2/virsorter2_download_DB.nf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ process virsorter2_download_DB {
         path('db', type: 'dir')
     script:
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/v46sc/download -O db.tgz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/v46sc/download -O db.tgz
         tar -zxvf db.tgz
         chmod -R a+rX db
         rm db.tgz
diff --git a/workflows/process/virsorter_virome/virsorter_download_DB.nf b/workflows/process/virsorter_virome/virsorter_download_DB.nf
index d1eb62e..c7f05f9 100644
--- a/workflows/process/virsorter_virome/virsorter_download_DB.nf
+++ b/workflows/process/virsorter_virome/virsorter_download_DB.nf
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ process virsorter_download_DB {
     script:
         if (task.attempt.toString() == '1')
         """
-        wget https://zenodo.org/record/1168727/files/virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz 
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://zenodo.org/record/1168727/files/virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz 
         tar -xvzf virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz
         rm virsorter-data-v2.tar.gz
         """
         else if (task.attempt.toString() == '2')
         """
-        wget https://osf.io/qwzu3/download -O virsorter.tar.gz
+        wget --no-check-certificate https://osf.io/qwzu3/download -O virsorter.tar.gz
         tar -xvzf virsorter.tar.gz
         mv virsorter/virsorter-data/ .
         rm -r virsorter/