diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91bb8d6..2bf89b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ NAME=<your username> # optional
 PW=<your password> # optional, I wouldn't put it here
 PATTERN="${ACCOUNT}|${ROLE}" # optional, the message you want to see in front of the prompt
 RENEW_INT=<custom token renew interval> # optional, defaults to token's expiry
+INSECURE=<true|false> # optional, perform "insecure" SSL connections, defaults to false
 ```
 
 Use option `--example-cfg` to create an example configuration file.
diff --git a/afpre b/afpre
index cceed3e..6c7f566 100755
--- a/afpre
+++ b/afpre
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ variable_empty() {
 	[ -z "${1}" ]
 }
 
+variable_true() {
+	[ "${1}" = true ]
+}
+
 options_contain() {
 	grep -q -- "${1}" <<< "${@:2}"
 }
@@ -102,6 +106,11 @@ variable_empty "${PW}" && {
 	echo
 }
 
+variable_true "${INSECURE}" && {
+	INSECURE_OPTION="--insecure"
+	echo WARNING: configured to perform \"insecure\" SSL connections and transfers
+}
+
 X1XBN02R=$(encode64 "${NAME}:${PW}")
 RCFILE=$(mktemp)
 
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ error_msg() {
 }
 
 basic_auth() {
-        curl -f -s -H "Authorization: Basic \${2}" \${1}
+        curl -f -s ${INSECURE_OPTION} -H "Authorization: Basic \${2}" \${1}
 }
 
 json_value() {