diff --git a/launcher/config.kcfg b/launcher/config.kcfg
index 7714bb5..2da48f3 100644
--- a/launcher/config.kcfg
+++ b/launcher/config.kcfg
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
     <entry name="SquareEnixLoginServer" type="String">
       <default>square-enix.com</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="PreferredProtocol" type="String">
+      <default>https</default>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="AutoLoginProfile" type="String">
     </entry>
   </group>
diff --git a/launcher/include/launchercore.h b/launcher/include/launchercore.h
index 7f2f544..fe30fce 100755
--- a/launcher/include/launchercore.h
+++ b/launcher/include/launchercore.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class LauncherCore : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QString dalamudDistribServer READ dalamudDistribServer WRITE setDalamudDistribServer NOTIFY dalamudDistribServerChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString squareEnixServer READ squareEnixServer WRITE setSquareEnixServer NOTIFY squareEnixServerChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString squareEnixLoginServer READ squareEnixLoginServer WRITE setSquareEnixLoginServer NOTIFY squareEnixLoginServerChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString preferredProtocol READ preferredProtocol WRITE setPreferredProtocol NOTIFY preferredProtocolChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Headline *headline READ headline NOTIFY newsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Profile *currentProfile READ currentProfile WRITE setCurrentProfile NOTIFY currentProfileChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Profile *autoLoginProfile READ autoLoginProfile WRITE setAutoLoginProfile NOTIFY autoLoginProfileChanged)
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ public:
 
     void buildRequest(const Profile &settings, QNetworkRequest &request);
     void setSSL(QNetworkRequest &request);
+    void setupIgnoreSSL(QNetworkReply *reply);
+
     void readInitialInformation();
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool closeWhenLaunched() const;
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] QString squareEnixLoginServer() const;
     void setSquareEnixLoginServer(const QString &value);
 
+    [[nodiscard]] QString preferredProtocol() const;
+    void setPreferredProtocol(const QString &value);
+
     [[nodiscard]] QString autoLoginProfileName() const;
     [[nodiscard]] Profile *autoLoginProfile() const;
     void setAutoLoginProfile(Profile *value);
@@ -175,6 +181,7 @@ signals:
     void dalamudDistribServerChanged();
     void squareEnixServerChanged();
     void squareEnixLoginServerChanged();
+    void preferredProtocolChanged();
     void loginError(QString message);
     void stageChanged(QString message);
     void stageIndeterminate();
diff --git a/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp b/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp
index 8045b87..8d6cab6 100644
--- a/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static const QMap<Profile::DalamudChannel, QString> channelToDistribPrefix = {{P
 QUrl AssetUpdater::dalamudVersionManifestUrl(const Profile::DalamudChannel channel) const
 {
     QUrl url;
-    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("https"));
+    url.setScheme(launcher.preferredProtocol());
     url.setHost(launcher.dalamudDistribServer());
     url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/dalamud-distrib/%1version").arg(channelToDistribPrefix[channel]));
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ QUrl AssetUpdater::dalamudVersionManifestUrl(const Profile::DalamudChannel chann
 QUrl AssetUpdater::dalamudLatestPackageUrl(Profile::DalamudChannel channel) const
 {
     QUrl url;
-    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("https"));
+    url.setScheme(launcher.preferredProtocol());
     url.setHost(launcher.dalamudDistribServer());
     url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/dalamud-distrib/%1latest.zip").arg(channelToDistribPrefix[channel]));
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ QUrl AssetUpdater::dalamudLatestPackageUrl(Profile::DalamudChannel channel) cons
 QUrl AssetUpdater::dalamudAssetManifestUrl() const
 {
     QUrl url;
-    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("https"));
+    url.setScheme(launcher.preferredProtocol());
     url.setHost(launcher.dalamudDistribServer());
     url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/DalamudAssets/asset.json"));
 
diff --git a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
index 1bd1f00..6f8e181 100755
--- a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ void LauncherCore::setSSL(QNetworkRequest &request)
     request.setSslConfiguration(config);
 }
 
+void LauncherCore::setupIgnoreSSL(QNetworkReply *reply)
+{
+    if (preferredProtocol() == QStringLiteral("http")) {
+        connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::sslErrors, this, [reply](const QList<QSslError> &errors) {
+            reply->ignoreSslErrors(errors);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 void LauncherCore::buildRequest(const Profile &settings, QNetworkRequest &request)
 {
     setSSL(request);
@@ -587,6 +596,20 @@ void LauncherCore::setSquareEnixLoginServer(const QString &value)
     }
 }
 
+QString LauncherCore::preferredProtocol() const
+{
+    return Config::preferredProtocol();
+}
+
+void LauncherCore::setPreferredProtocol(const QString &value)
+{
+    if (value != Config::preferredProtocol()) {
+        Config::setPreferredProtocol(value);
+        Config::self()->save();
+        Q_EMIT preferredProtocolChanged();
+    }
+}
+
 [[nodiscard]] QString LauncherCore::autoLoginProfileName() const
 {
     return Config::autoLoginProfile();
@@ -629,7 +652,7 @@ QCoro::Task<> LauncherCore::fetchNews()
     query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("media"), QStringLiteral("pcapp"));
 
     QUrl url;
-    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("https"));
+    url.setScheme(preferredProtocol());
     url.setHost(QStringLiteral("frontier.%1").arg(squareEnixServer()));
     url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/news/headline.json"));
     url.setQuery(query);
diff --git a/launcher/src/squareboot.cpp b/launcher/src/squareboot.cpp
index a8b9fc5..28d2f39 100644
--- a/launcher/src/squareboot.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/squareboot.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ QCoro::Task<> SquareBoot::checkGateStatus(const LoginInformation &info)
     qDebug() << "Checking gate...";
 
     QUrl url;
-    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("https"));
+    url.setScheme(window.preferredProtocol());
     url.setHost(QStringLiteral("frontier.%1").arg(window.squareEnixServer()));
     url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/worldStatus/gate_status.json"));
     url.setQuery(QString::number(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch()));
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ QCoro::Task<> SquareBoot::checkGateStatus(const LoginInformation &info)
     window.buildRequest(*info.profile, request);
 
     const auto reply = window.mgr->get(request);
+    window.setupIgnoreSSL(reply);
     co_await reply;
 
     const QJsonDocument document = QJsonDocument::fromJson(reply->readAll());
diff --git a/launcher/src/squarelauncher.cpp b/launcher/src/squarelauncher.cpp
index bf6bfc1..7a669fa 100644
--- a/launcher/src/squarelauncher.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/squarelauncher.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ QCoro::Task<std::optional<SquareLauncher::StoredInfo>> SquareLauncher::getStored
     }
 
     QUrl url;
-    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("https"));
+    url.setScheme(window.preferredProtocol());
     url.setHost(QStringLiteral("ffxiv-login.%1").arg(window.squareEnixLoginServer()));
     url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/oauth/ffxivarr/login/top"));
     url.setQuery(query);
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ QCoro::Task<> SquareLauncher::login(const LoginInformation &info)
     request.setRawHeader(QByteArrayLiteral("Cache-Control"), QByteArrayLiteral("no-cache"));
 
     const auto reply = window.mgr->post(request, postData.toString(QUrl::FullyEncoded).toUtf8());
+    window.setupIgnoreSSL(reply);
     co_await reply;
 
     const QString str = reply->readAll();
@@ -186,7 +187,14 @@ QCoro::Task<> SquareLauncher::registerSession(const LoginInformation &info)
     co_await reply;
 
     if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError) {
+        QString patchUniqueId;
         if (reply->rawHeaderList().contains(QByteArrayLiteral("X-Patch-Unique-Id"))) {
+            patchUniqueId = reply->rawHeader(QByteArrayLiteral("X-Patch-Unique-Id"));
+        } else if (reply->rawHeaderList().contains(QByteArrayLiteral("x-patch-unique-id"))) {
+            patchUniqueId = reply->rawHeader(QByteArrayLiteral("x-patch-unique-id"));
+        }
+
+        if (!patchUniqueId.isEmpty()) {
             const QString body = reply->readAll();
 
             if (!body.isEmpty()) {
@@ -199,7 +207,7 @@ QCoro::Task<> SquareLauncher::registerSession(const LoginInformation &info)
                 patcher->deleteLater();
             }
 
-            auth.SID = reply->rawHeader(QByteArrayLiteral("X-Patch-Unique-Id"));
+            auth.SID = patchUniqueId;
 
             window.launchGame(*info.profile, auth);
         } else {
diff --git a/launcher/ui/Settings/DeveloperSettings.qml b/launcher/ui/Settings/DeveloperSettings.qml
index 5a860b2..66c6ef8 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/Settings/DeveloperSettings.qml
+++ b/launcher/ui/Settings/DeveloperSettings.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ FormCard.FormCardPage {
     FormCard.FormCard {
         Layout.fillWidth: true
 
+        FormCard.FormTextFieldDelegate {
+            id: preferredProtocolDelegate
+
+            label: i18n("Preferred Protocol")
+            text: LauncherCore.preferredProtocol
+            onTextChanged: LauncherCore.preferredProtocol = text
+        }
+
+        FormCard.FormDelegateSeparator {
+            above: preferredProtocolDelegate
+            below: dalamudServerDelegate
+        }
+
         FormCard.FormTextFieldDelegate {
             id: dalamudServerDelegate