diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java
index 8c26c903b..e7b646e5a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractHTMLRipper.java
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractHTMLRipper extends AbstractRipper {
 
     protected AbstractHTMLRipper(URL url) throws IOException {
         super(url);
+        if(Utils.getConfigBoolean("ssl.verify.off",false)){
+            Http.SSLVerifyOff();
+        }else {
+            Http.undoSSLVerifyOff();
+        }
     }
 
     protected abstract String getDomain();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
index 030eaedbe..13e05fede 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public final class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
     private static JCheckBox configAutoupdateCheckbox;
     private static JComboBox<String> configLogLevelCombobox;
     private static JCheckBox configURLHistoryCheckbox;
+    private static JCheckBox configSSLVerifyOff;
     private static JCheckBox configPlaySound;
     private static JCheckBox configSaveOrderCheckbox;
     private static JCheckBox configShowPopup;
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ private void shutdownCleanup() {
         Utils.setConfigBoolean("descriptions.save", configSaveDescriptions.isSelected());
         Utils.setConfigBoolean("prefer.mp4", configPreferMp4.isSelected());
         Utils.setConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", configURLHistoryCheckbox.isSelected());
+        Utils.setConfigBoolean("ssl.verify.off", configSSLVerifyOff.isSelected());
         Utils.setConfigString("lang", configSelectLangComboBox.getSelectedItem().toString());
         saveWindowPosition(mainFrame);
         saveHistory();
@@ -565,6 +567,8 @@ public void setValueAt(Object value, int row, int col) {
                 true);
         configURLHistoryCheckbox = addNewCheckbox(Utils.getLocalizedString("remember.url.history"),
                 "remember.url_history", true);
+        configSSLVerifyOff = addNewCheckbox(Utils.getLocalizedString("ssl.verify.off"),
+                "ssl.verify.off", false);
         configUrlFileChooserButton = new JButton(Utils.getLocalizedString("download.url.list"));
 
         configLogLevelCombobox = new JComboBox<>(
@@ -599,6 +603,7 @@ public void setValueAt(Object value, int row, int col) {
         addItemToConfigGridBagConstraints(gbc, idx++, configClipboardAutorip, configSaveAlbumTitles);
         addItemToConfigGridBagConstraints(gbc, idx++, configSaveDescriptions, configPreferMp4);
         addItemToConfigGridBagConstraints(gbc, idx++, configWindowPosition, configURLHistoryCheckbox);
+        addItemToConfigGridBagConstraints(gbc, idx++, configSSLVerifyOff, configSSLVerifyOff);
         addItemToConfigGridBagConstraints(gbc, idx++, configSelectLangComboBox, configUrlFileChooserButton);
         addItemToConfigGridBagConstraints(gbc, idx++, configSaveDirLabel, configSaveDirButton);
 
@@ -738,6 +743,7 @@ private void changeLocale() {
         configPreferMp4.setText(Utils.getLocalizedString("prefer.mp4.over.gif"));
         configWindowPosition.setText(Utils.getLocalizedString("restore.window.position"));
         configURLHistoryCheckbox.setText(Utils.getLocalizedString("remember.url.history"));
+        configSSLVerifyOff.setText(Utils.getLocalizedString("ssl.verify.off"));
         optionLog.setText(Utils.getLocalizedString("Log"));
         optionHistory.setText(Utils.getLocalizedString("History"));
         optionQueue.setText(Utils.getLocalizedString("queue"));
@@ -1012,6 +1018,7 @@ public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
         addCheckboxListener(configSaveLogs, "log.save");
         addCheckboxListener(configSaveURLsOnly, "urls_only.save");
         addCheckboxListener(configURLHistoryCheckbox, "remember.url_history");
+        addCheckboxListener(configSSLVerifyOff, "ssl.verify.off");
         addCheckboxListener(configSaveAlbumTitles, "album_titles.save");
         addCheckboxListener(configSaveDescriptions, "descriptions.save");
         addCheckboxListener(configPreferMp4, "prefer.mp4");
@@ -1528,8 +1535,8 @@ private synchronized void handleEvent(StatusEvent evt) {
             }
             /*
              * content key %path% the path to the album folder %url% is the album url
-             * 
-             * 
+             *
+             *
              */
             if (Utils.getConfigBoolean("enable.finish.command", false)) {
                 try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Http.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Http.java
index 374f32e74..a1705f5a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Http.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Http.java
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 
+import javax.net.ssl.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -230,4 +233,43 @@ public Response response() throws IOException {
         }
         throw new IOException("Failed to load " + url + " after " + this.retries + " attempts", lastException);
     }
+
+    public static void SSLVerifyOff() {
+        try {
+            TrustManager[] trustAllCerts = new TrustManager[]{
+                    new X509TrustManager() {
+                        public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
+                            return null;
+                        }
+
+                        public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] certs, String authType) {
+                        }
+
+                        public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] certs, String authType) {
+                        }
+                    }
+            };
+            SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
+            sslContext.init(null, trustAllCerts, new SecureRandom());
+            HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(sslContext.getSocketFactory());
+            HostnameVerifier allHostsValid = (hostname, session) -> true;
+            HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier(allHostsValid);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("ignoreSSLVerification() failed.");
+            logger.error(e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void undoSSLVerifyOff() {
+        try {
+            // Reset to the default SSL socket factory and hostname verifier
+            SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
+            sslContext.init(null, null, new SecureRandom());
+            HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(sslContext.getSocketFactory());
+            HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier(HttpsURLConnection.getDefaultHostnameVerifier());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("undoSSLVerificationIgnore() failed.");
+            logger.error(e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/LabelsBundle.properties b/src/main/resources/LabelsBundle.properties
index 983086c29..6a48b245e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/LabelsBundle.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/LabelsBundle.properties
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ save.descriptions = Save descriptions
 prefer.mp4.over.gif = Prefer MP4 over GIF
 restore.window.position = Restore window position
 remember.url.history = Remember URL history
+ssl.verify.off = SSL verify off
 loading.history.from = Loading history from
 
 # Queue keys