diff --git a/mp-build/scripts/mp-build.sh b/mp-build/scripts/mp-build.sh
index e3ff8e5..dbf9a33 100755
--- a/mp-build/scripts/mp-build.sh
+++ b/mp-build/scripts/mp-build.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ get_fn_url() {
 get_file() {
   if [[ "${1}" == "https://"* || "${1}" == "http://"* || "${1}" == "ftp://"* ]]
   then
-    curl "${1}" --progress-bar -OL
+    if [ $OPT_INSECURE -eq 1 ]; then
+      curl "${1}" --insecure --progress-bar -OL
+    else
+      curl "${1}" --progress-bar -OL
+    fi
     return $?
   elif [ -f "${pkgpath}/${1}" ]; then
     cp "${pkgpath}/${1}" .
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ help_cmd() {
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-depend$RESET:  don't check depends"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-stdout$RESET:  disable stdout for PACKAGE() function"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-cache$RESET:   don't check cache"
+  echo_color "   $BOLD--insecure$RESET:   allow insecure curl downloads"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-opts$RESET:    don't show/list options"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--cores$RESET:      how many cores to use for the build"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--out$RESET:        directory for the output archive"
@@ -154,6 +159,7 @@ check_depends() {
 OPT_NO_DEPEND=0     # checking depends is ENABLED
 OPT_NO_STDOUT=0     # PACKAGE() function output is ENABLED
 OPT_NO_CACHE=0      # cache is ENABLED
+OPT_INSECURE=0      # insecure curl downloads are DISABLED
 OPT_NO_OPTS=0       # showing/listing options is ENABLED
 OPT_CORES=$(nproc)  # use ALL CPU cores
 OPT_OUT="DEFAULT"   # use the package dist directory for output
@@ -171,6 +177,8 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
       OPT_NO_STDOUT=1 ;;
     "--no-cache")
       OPT_NO_CACHE=1 ;;
+    "--insecure")
+      OPT_INSECURE=1 ;;
     "--no-opts")
       OPT_NO_OPTS=1 ;;
     "--cores"*)
@@ -223,6 +231,7 @@ if [ $OPT_NO_OPTS -eq 0 ]; then
   print   " $BOLD NO_DEPEND  = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_DEPEND)"
   print   " $BOLD NO_SDTOUT  = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_STDOUT)"
   print   " $BOLD NO_CACHE   = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_CACHE)"
+  print   " $BOLD INSECURE   = $(itoyn $OPT_INSECURE)"
   print   " $BOLD NO_OPTS    = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_OPTS)"
   print   " $BOLD CORES      = ${OPT_CORES}"
   print   " $BOLD OUT        = ${OPT_OUT}"
diff --git a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
index d323fd5..8d93458 100755
--- a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
+++ b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ help_cmd() {
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-depend$RESET:  don't check depends"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-stdout$RESET:  disable stdout for build() function"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-cache$RESET:   don't use cache"
+  echo_color "   $BOLD--insecure$RESET:   allow insecure curl downloads"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-opts$RESET:    don't show/list options"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-sign$RESET:    don't sign build packages"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--cores$RESET:      how many cores to use for the build"
@@ -74,17 +75,10 @@ list_to_str(){
 mp_build_opts(){
   local opts=("${1}" "--no-opts" "--out='${2}'")
 
-  if [ $OPT_NO_DEPEND -eq 1 ]; then
-    opts+=("--no-depend")
-  fi
-
-  if [ $OPT_NO_STDOUT -eq 1 ]; then
-    opts+=("--no-stdout")
-  fi
-
-  if [ $OPT_NO_CACHE -eq 1 ]; then
-    opts+=("--no-cache")
-  fi
+  [ $OPT_NO_DEPEND -eq 1 ] && opts+=("--no-depend")
+  [ $OPT_NO_STDOUT -eq 1 ] && opts+=("--no-stdout")
+  [ $OPT_INSECURE -eq 1 ] && opts+=("--insecure")
+  [ $OPT_NO_CACHE -eq 1 ] && opts+=("--no-cache")
 
   mp-build ${opts[@]}
   return "$?"
@@ -97,6 +91,7 @@ OPT_SKIP_FAIL=0     # stop build when a package build fails
 OPT_NO_DEPEND=0     # checking depends is ENABLED
 OPT_NO_STDOUT=0     # build() function output is ENABLED
 OPT_NO_CACHE=0      # cache is ENABLED
+OPT_INSECURE=0      # insecure curl downloads are DISABLED
 OPT_NO_OPTS=0       # showing/listing options is ENABLED
 OPT_NO_SIGN=0       # sign all the built packages
 OPT_CORES=$(nproc)  # use ALL CPU cores
@@ -118,6 +113,8 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
       OPT_NO_STDOUT=1 ;;
     "--no-cache")
       OPT_NO_CACHE=1 ;;
+    "--insecure")
+      OPT_INSECURE=1 ;;
     "--no-opts")
       OPT_NO_OPTS=1 ;;
     "--no-sign")
@@ -162,6 +159,7 @@ if [ $OPT_NO_OPTS -eq 0 ]; then
   print   " $BOLD NO_DEPEND  = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_DEPEND)"
   print   " $BOLD NO_SDTOUT  = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_STDOUT)"
   print   " $BOLD NO_CACHE   = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_CACHE)"
+  print   " $BOLD INSECURE   = $(itoyn $OPT_INSECURE)"
   print   " $BOLD NO_OPTS    = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_OPTS)"
   print   " $BOLD NO_SIGN    = $(itoyn $OPT_NO_SIGN)"
   print   " $BOLD CORES      = $OPT_CORES"