diff --git a/src/ftpclass.cc b/src/ftpclass.cc
index cb7f991..b7ec73e 100644
--- a/src/ftpclass.cc
+++ b/src/ftpclass.cc
@@ -2454,7 +2454,7 @@ void Ftp::SendAuth(const char *auth)
 {
    if(conn->auth_sent || conn->ssl_is_activated())
       return;
-   if(!conn->auth_supported)
+   if(!conn->auth_supported && !QueryBool("ssl-auth-force",hostname))
    {
       if(QueryBool("ssl-force",hostname))
 	 SetError(LOGIN_FAILED,_("ftp:ssl-force is set and server does not support or allow SSL"));
diff --git a/src/resource.cc b/src/resource.cc
index 84e7bdd..ca5b5ef 100644
--- a/src/resource.cc
+++ b/src/resource.cc
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ static ResType lftp_vars[] = {
    {"ftp:ssl-protect-fxp",	 "no",    ResMgr::BoolValidate,0},
    {"ftp:ssl-protect-list",	 "yes",   ResMgr::BoolValidate,0},
    {"ftp:ssl-auth",		 "TLS",   AuthArgValidate,0},
+   {"ftp:ssl-auth-force",		 "no",   ResMgr::BoolValidate,0},
    {"ftp:ssl-allow-anonymous",	 "no",	  ResMgr::BoolValidate,0},
    {"ftp:ssl-use-ccc",		 "no",	  ResMgr::BoolValidate,0},
    {"ftp:ssl-shutdown-timeout",	 "5",	  ResMgr::TimeIntervalValidate,0},