diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index c643d0f7..baf3a7b1 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -2117,6 +2117,11 @@ use_basic_cache:true
 #username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
+## In order to see some protected stories, login is required,
+## but not indicated anyway we can detect.  Requires valid
+## username and password when true.
+#always_login:true
+
 ## dateUpdated/datePublished don't usually have time, but they do on this site.
 ## http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
 ## Note that ini format requires % to be escaped as %%.
@@ -2488,6 +2493,11 @@ use_basic_cache:true
 #username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
+## In order to see some protected stories, login is required,
+## but not indicated anyway we can detect.  Requires valid
+## username and password when true.
+#always_login:true
+
 ## dateUpdated/datePublished don't usually have time, but they do on this site.
 ## http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
 ## Note that ini format requires % to be escaped as %%.
@@ -2749,6 +2759,11 @@ slow_down_sleep_time:1
 #username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
+## In order to see some protected stories, login is required,
+## but not indicated anyway we can detect.  Requires valid
+## username and password when true.
+#always_login:true
+
 ## dateUpdated/datePublished don't usually have time, but they do on this site.
 ## http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
 ## Note that ini format requires % to be escaped as %%.
diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_storiesonlinenet.py b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_storiesonlinenet.py
index 4b981874..dcfd8c7c 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_storiesonlinenet.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_storiesonlinenet.py
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ class StoriesOnlineNetAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
         url = self.url
         logger.debug("URL: "+url)
 
+        ## Some stories give 404 if not logged in now.  See #1185
+        if self.getConfig("always_login"):
+            self.performLogin(self.url)
+
         ## Hit story URL to check for changed title part -- if the
         ## title has changed or (more likely?) the ID number has
         ## been reassigned to a different title, this will 404
diff --git a/fanficfare/configurable.py b/fanficfare/configurable.py
index b2c34c4b..8a1fcfe3 100644
--- a/fanficfare/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficfare/configurable.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def get_valid_set_options():
                'scrape_bookshelf':(['fimfiction.net'],None,boollist+['legacy']),
                'include_author_notes':(['fimfiction.net','readonlymind.com','royalroad.com','syosetu.com'],None,boollist),
                'do_update_hook':(otw_list,None,boollist),
-               'always_login':(['syosetu.com','fimfiction.net','inkbunny.net']+otw_list+base_xenforo_list,None,boollist),
+               'always_login':(['syosetu.com','fimfiction.net','inkbunny.net']+otw_list+base_xenforo_list+wpc_list,None,boollist),
                'use_archived_author':(otw_list,None,boollist),
                'use_view_full_work':(otw_list+['fanfics.me'],None,boollist),
                'use_workskin':(otw_list,None,boollist),
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index b4548cd0..ff69165c 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -2110,6 +2110,11 @@ use_basic_cache:true
 #username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
+## In order to see some protected stories, login is required,
+## but not indicated anyway we can detect.  Requires valid
+## username and password when true.
+#always_login:true
+
 ## dateUpdated/datePublished don't usually have time, but they do on this site.
 ## http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
 ## Note that ini format requires % to be escaped as %%.
@@ -2481,6 +2486,11 @@ use_basic_cache:true
 #username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
+## In order to see some protected stories, login is required,
+## but not indicated anyway we can detect.  Requires valid
+## username and password when true.
+#always_login:true
+
 ## dateUpdated/datePublished don't usually have time, but they do on this site.
 ## http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
 ## Note that ini format requires % to be escaped as %%.
@@ -2742,6 +2752,11 @@ slow_down_sleep_time:1
 #username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
+## In order to see some protected stories, login is required,
+## but not indicated anyway we can detect.  Requires valid
+## username and password when true.
+#always_login:true
+
 ## dateUpdated/datePublished don't usually have time, but they do on this site.
 ## http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
 ## Note that ini format requires % to be escaped as %%.