diff --git a/roles/web-app-matrix/meta/variants.yml b/roles/web-app-matrix/meta/variants.yml
index 537076f63d..a55875e719 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-matrix/meta/variants.yml
+++ b/roles/web-app-matrix/meta/variants.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
     container_backup:
       enabled: false
       shared: false # nocheck: variants-static-override backup shared stays literally true
+    element:
+      force_verification: false
     matrix:
       flavor: ansible
     coturn: