diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetHelperSingleton.kt b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetHelperSingleton.kt
index 9e08a7b08a..a90551d71a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetHelperSingleton.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetHelperSingleton.kt
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ object InternetHelperSingleton {
     }
 
     @Throws(RemoteException::class, InterruptedException::class)
-    fun send(webRequest: Uri): WebResourceResponse? {
+    fun send(webRequest: Uri, allowInsecure: Boolean): WebResourceResponse? {
         val latch = CountDownLatch(1)
         var result: WebResourceResponse? = null
-        val request = HttpGetRequest(webRequest.toString(), HttpHeaders())
+        val request = HttpGetRequest(webRequest.toString(), allowInsecure, HttpHeaders())
 
         LOG.debug("Forwarding GET request to {} to internet helper app", webRequest)
         try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetUtils.kt
index 45b76d51b6..7dfba203a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/InternetUtils.kt
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ class InternetUtils {
             requestHeaders: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
             body: String? = null,
             bodyContentType: String = "text/plain",
-            insecure: Boolean = false
+            allowInsecure: Boolean = false
         ): String? {
             val response: WebResourceResponse? = if (GBApplication.hasDirectInternetAccess()) {
-                directRequest(uri, method, requestHeaders, body, bodyContentType, insecure)
+                directRequest(uri, method, requestHeaders, body, bodyContentType, allowInsecure)
             } else {
-                InternetHelperSingleton.send(uri)
+                InternetHelperSingleton.send(uri, allowInsecure)
             }
             if (response == null) return null
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class InternetUtils {
             requestHeaders: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
             body: String? = null,
             bodyContentType: String = "text/plain",
-            insecure: Boolean = false
+            allowInsecure: Boolean = false
         ): JSONObject? {
             val text = doStringRequest(
                 uri,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class InternetUtils {
                 requestHeaders,
                 body,
                 bodyContentType,
-                insecure
+                allowInsecure
             )
             try {
                 return JSONObject(text)
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ class InternetUtils {
                         requestHeaders = emptyMap(),
                         body = null,
                         bodyContentType = "application/octet-stream",
-                        insecure = false
+                        allowInsecure = false
                     )
                 } else {
-                    InternetHelperSingleton.send(uri)
+                    InternetHelperSingleton.send(uri, false)
                 }
 
                 response?.data?.use { input ->
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ class InternetUtils {
             requestHeaders: Map<String, String>,
             body: String?,
             bodyContentType: String,
-            insecure: Boolean
+            allowInsecure: Boolean
         ): WebResourceResponse {
 
-            val client = if (insecure) createInsecureClient() else defaultClient
+            val client = if (allowInsecure) createInsecureClient() else defaultClient
 
             val builder = Request.Builder().url(uri.toString())
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/webview/GBWebClient.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/webview/GBWebClient.java
index ca7c531f21..6e99885dc7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/webview/GBWebClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/webview/GBWebClient.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class GBWebClient extends WebViewClient {
             if (!forceLocal && !directInternetAccess && InternetHelperSingleton.INSTANCE.ensureInternetHelperBound()) {
                 LOG.debug("WEBVIEW forwarding request to the internet helper");
                 try {
-                    WebResourceResponse wrr = InternetHelperSingleton.INSTANCE.send(requestedUri);
+                    WebResourceResponse wrr = InternetHelperSingleton.INSTANCE.send(requestedUri, false);
                     if (wrr != null && wrr.getStatusCode() < 400)
                         return wrr;
                     else
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/internethelper/aidl/http/HttpGetRequest.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/internethelper/aidl/http/HttpGetRequest.java
index ffe954629a..c4e96656f7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/internethelper/aidl/http/HttpGetRequest.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/internethelper/aidl/http/HttpGetRequest.java
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
 public class HttpGetRequest implements Parcelable {
     private final String url;
+    private final boolean allowInsecure;
     private final HttpHeaders headers;
 
     protected HttpGetRequest(final Parcel in) {
         url = in.readString();
+        allowInsecure = in.readByte() != 0;  // readBoolean() requires API level 29
         headers = in.readParcelable(HttpGetRequest.class.getClassLoader());
     }
 
-    public HttpGetRequest(String url, HttpHeaders headers) {
+    public HttpGetRequest(String url, boolean allowInsecure, HttpHeaders headers) {
         this.url = url;
+        this.allowInsecure = allowInsecure;
         this.headers = headers;
     }
 
-    public static final Creator<HttpGetRequest> CREATOR = new Creator<HttpGetRequest>() {
+    public static final Creator<HttpGetRequest> CREATOR = new Creator<>() {
         @Override
         public HttpGetRequest createFromParcel(final Parcel in) {
             return new HttpGetRequest(in);
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ public class HttpGetRequest implements Parcelable {
     @Override
     public void writeToParcel(@NonNull final Parcel dest, final int flags) {
         dest.writeString(url);
+        dest.writeByte((byte) (allowInsecure ? 1 : 0));  // writeBoolean() requires API level 29
         dest.writeParcelable(headers, 0);
     }
 
@@ -46,6 +50,10 @@ public class HttpGetRequest implements Parcelable {
         return url;
     }
 
+    public boolean getAllowInsecure() {
+        return allowInsecure;
+    }
+
     public HttpHeaders getHeaders() {
         return headers;
     }