diff --git a/SampleDownloader/RemoteFile.cpp b/SampleDownloader/RemoteFile.cpp
index 295301317..ddcf6c40f 100644
--- a/SampleDownloader/RemoteFile.cpp
+++ b/SampleDownloader/RemoteFile.cpp
@@ -139,15 +139,6 @@ void RemoteFile::download (QUrl const& url)
                  listener_->download_progress (bytes_received, total_bytes);
                }
            });
-  connect (reply_, &QNetworkReply::sslErrors, [this] (QList<QSslError> const& errors) {
-      QString message;
-      for (auto const& error: errors)
-        {
-          message += '\n' + reply_->request ().url ().toDisplayString () + ": "
-            + error.errorString ();
-        }
-      listener_->error ("Network SSL Errors", message);
-    });
 }
 
 void RemoteFile::abort ()
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 89272f3bd..e1a415695 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QSettings>
@@ -315,8 +316,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                                                   ).toBool () ? 1u : 4u;
           }
 
+          QNetworkAccessManager network_manager {&a};
+
           // run the application UI
-          MainWindow w(temp_dir, multiple, &multi_settings, &mem_jt9, downSampleFactor, new QNetworkAccessManager {&a}, &splash);
+          MainWindow w(temp_dir, multiple, &multi_settings, &mem_jt9, downSampleFactor, &network_manager, &splash);
+
+          // set up handling for any SSL issues
+          QObject::connect (&network_manager, &QNetworkAccessManager::sslErrors, [&w] (QNetworkReply * reply, QList<QSslError> const& errors) {
+              QString message;
+              for (auto const& error: errors)
+                {
+                  message += '\n' + reply->request ().url ().toDisplayString () + ": "
+                    + error.errorString ();
+                }
+              if (QMessageBox::Ignore == QMessageBox::question (&w, "Network SSL Errors", message, QMessageBox::Abort | QMessageBox::Ignore))
+                {
+                  reply->ignoreSslErrors ();
+                }
+            });
+
           w.show();
           splash.raise ();
           QObject::connect (&a, SIGNAL (lastWindowClosed()), &a, SLOT (quit()));