diff --git a/mediawiki.cc b/mediawiki.cc
index 9fa21022..544a11da 100644
--- a/mediawiki.cc
+++ b/mediawiki.cc
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ MediaWikiWordSearchRequest::MediaWikiWordSearchRequest( wstring const & str,
   connect( netReply.get(), SIGNAL( finished() ),
            this, SLOT( downloadFinished() ) );
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+
+  connect( netReply.get(), SIGNAL( sslErrors( QList< QSslError > ) ),
+           netReply.get(), SLOT( ignoreSslErrors() ) );
+
+#endif
+
   // We start a timer to postpone early destruction, so a rapid type won't make
   // unnecessary network load
   startTimer( 200 );
@@ -262,6 +269,13 @@ void MediaWikiArticleRequest::addQuery( QNetworkAccessManager & mgr,
 
   sptr< QNetworkReply > netReply = mgr.get( QNetworkRequest( reqUrl ) );
   
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+
+  connect( netReply.get(), SIGNAL( sslErrors( QList< QSslError > ) ),
+           netReply.get(), SLOT( ignoreSslErrors() ) );
+
+#endif
+
   netReplies.push_back( std::make_pair( netReply, false ) );
 }