diff --git a/calibre-plugin/jobs.py b/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
index 84a82375..917539a5 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import (unicode_literals, division, absolute_import,
                         print_function)
 
 __license__   = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2014, Jim Miller'
+__copyright__ = '2015, Jim Miller'
 __copyright__ = '2011, Grant Drake <grant.drake@gmail.com>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
@@ -112,7 +112,15 @@ def do_download_for_worker(book,options,notification=lambda x,y:x):
             configuration = get_ffdl_config(book['url'],
                                             options['fileform'],
                                             options['personal.ini'])
-            
+
+            if configuration.getConfig('use_ssl_unverified_context'):
+                ## monkey patch to avoid SSL bug.  dupliated from
+                ## ffdl_plugin.py because bg jobs run in own process
+                ## space.
+                import ssl
+                if hasattr(ssl, '_create_unverified_context'):
+                    ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
+    
             if not options['updateepubcover'] and 'epub_for_update' in book and options['collision'] in (UPDATE, UPDATEALWAYS):
                 configuration.set("overrides","never_make_cover","true")
     
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/configurable.py b/fanficdownloader/configurable.py
index 82a73e2f..89617f14 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/configurable.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2014 Fanficdownloader team
+# Copyright 2015 Fanficdownloader team
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ def get_valid_set_options():
                'strip_chapter_numbers':(None,None,boollist),
                'titlepage_use_table':(None,None,boollist),
                
+               'use_ssl_unverified_context':(None,None,boollist),
+                              
                'add_chapter_numbers':(None,None,boollist+['toconly']),
                
                'check_next_chapter':(['fanfiction.net'],None,boollist),
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ def get_valid_keywords():
                  'tocpage_start',
                  'tweak_fg_sleep',
                  'universe_as_series',
+                 'use_ssl_unverified_context',
                  'user_agent',
                  'username',
                  'website_encodings',