diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 767f5cf..0c64e6e 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
          convertWarningsToExceptions="true"
          processIsolation="false"
          stopOnFailure="false"
-         syntaxCheck="false"
          bootstrap="tests/bootstrap.php"
 >
     <testsuites>
diff --git a/simpleApp/test.php b/simpleApp/test.php
index f394478..c5b2cfa 100644
--- a/simpleApp/test.php
+++ b/simpleApp/test.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 $config = [
     'environment'       => 'test',
+    'sslVerifyPeer'     => true,
     'merchantId'        => '5078248497400694938',
     'merchantSiteId'    => '142163',
     'merchantSecretKey' => 'F0EpuOTjZPIKw5SGcNGyISClL1zaVnArABS65EkfUIwVmzgNbEiiQeesGp4N79Rg',
diff --git a/src/SafeCharge/Api/Config.php b/src/SafeCharge/Api/Config.php
index 3635e5f..b6ac06a 100644
--- a/src/SafeCharge/Api/Config.php
+++ b/src/SafeCharge/Api/Config.php
@@ -235,4 +235,15 @@ public function getHashAlgorithm()
         }
         return $this->configData['hashAlgorithm'];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public function sslVerifyPeer()
+    {
+        if (isset($this->configData['sslVerifyPeer']) && $this->configData['sslVerifyPeer'] == false ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/SafeCharge/Api/HttpClient.php b/src/SafeCharge/Api/HttpClient.php
index 7c83ab3..b21f410 100644
--- a/src/SafeCharge/Api/HttpClient.php
+++ b/src/SafeCharge/Api/HttpClient.php
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ public function requestJson(ServiceInterface $service, $requestUrl, $params)
 
         //Initiate cURL.
         $ch = curl_init($requestUrl);
+
+        if ($config->sslVerifyPeer() == false) {
+            // connect via SSL without checking certificate
+            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
+        }
+
         //Tell cURL that we want to send a POST request.
         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
         // set authorisation
diff --git a/src/SafeCharge/Api/Service/PaymentService.php b/src/SafeCharge/Api/Service/PaymentService.php
index 3bd3bdd..4656e30 100644
--- a/src/SafeCharge/Api/Service/PaymentService.php
+++ b/src/SafeCharge/Api/Service/PaymentService.php
@@ -230,4 +230,24 @@ public function voidTransaction(array $params)
 
         return $this->requestJson($params, 'voidTransaction.do');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $params
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     * @throws \SafeCharge\Api\Exception\ConnectionException
+     * @throws \SafeCharge\Api\Exception\ResponseException
+     * @throws \SafeCharge\Api\Exception\ValidationException
+     * @link https://www.safecharge.com/docs/API/main/indexMain_v1_0.html?json#getPaymentStatus
+     */
+    public function getPaymentStatus(array $params)
+    {
+        $mandatoryFields = ['sessionToken'];
+
+        $params = $this->appendMerchantIdMerchantSiteIdTimeStamp($params);
+
+        $this->validate($params, $mandatoryFields);
+
+        return $this->requestJson($params, 'getPaymentStatus.do');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PaymentServiceTest.php b/tests/PaymentServiceTest.php
index caf64ef..e181854 100644
--- a/tests/PaymentServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/PaymentServiceTest.php
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ public function testRefundTransaction()
      */
     public function testVoidTransaction()
     {
-
         $transactionData = TestCaseHelper::createAndReturnTransaction(false);
 
         $dynamicDescriptor = SimpleData::getDynamicDescriptor();
@@ -186,4 +185,32 @@ public function testVoidTransaction()
         $response = $this->service->voidTransaction($params);
         $this->assertEquals('SUCCESS', $response['status']);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws Exception
+     * @throws ConnectionException
+     * @throws ResponseException
+     * @throws ValidationException
+     * @run ./vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit --filter testGetPaymentStatus ./tests/PaymentServiceTest.php
+     */
+    public function testGetPaymentStatus()
+    {
+        $createPayment = $this->service->createPayment([
+            'currency'       => SimpleData::getCurrency(),
+            'amount'         => SimpleData::getAmount(),
+            'userTokenId'    => TestCaseHelper::getUserTokenId(),
+            'paymentOption'  => [
+                'card' => SimpleData::getCarData()
+            ],
+            'billingAddress' => SimpleData::getBillingAddress(),
+            'deviceDetails'  => SimpleData::getDeviceDetails()
+        ]);
+
+        $params = [
+            'sessionToken' => $createPayment['sessionToken']
+        ];
+
+        $response = $this->service->getPaymentStatus($params);
+        $this->assertEquals('SUCCESS', $response['status']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCaseHelper.php b/tests/TestCaseHelper.php
index 7d85a87..a099e15 100644
--- a/tests/TestCaseHelper.php
+++ b/tests/TestCaseHelper.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public static function getClient()
 
             self::$client = new RestClient([
                 'environment'       => $config['environment'],
+                'sslVerifyPeer'     => $config['sslVerifyPeer'],
                 'merchantId'        => $config['merchantId'],
                 'merchantSiteId'    => $config['merchantSiteId'],
                 'merchantSecretKey' => $config['merchantSecretKey'],
diff --git a/tests/config.ini b/tests/config.ini
index 27f1603..585d396 100644
--- a/tests/config.ini
+++ b/tests/config.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 environment = 'test'
+sslVerifyPeer = true
 merchantId = '5078248497400694938'
 merchantSiteId = '142163'
 merchantSecretKey = 'F0EpuOTjZPIKw5SGcNGyISClL1zaVnArABS65EkfUIwVmzgNbEiiQeesGp4N79Rg'