diff --git a/source/Runtime/Client/SimpleWebClient.cs b/source/Runtime/Client/SimpleWebClient.cs
index 0c69af9..44ca7ee 100644
--- a/source/Runtime/Client/SimpleWebClient.cs
+++ b/source/Runtime/Client/SimpleWebClient.cs
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ public enum ClientState
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class SimpleWebClient
     {
-        public static SimpleWebClient Create(int maxMessageSize, int maxMessagesPerTick, TcpConfig tcpConfig)
+        public static SimpleWebClient Create(int maxMessageSize, int maxMessagesPerTick, TcpConfig tcpConfig, bool allowSSLErrors = false)
         {
 #if UNITY_WEBGL && !UNITY_EDITOR
             return new WebSocketClientWebGl(maxMessageSize, maxMessagesPerTick);
 #else
-            return new WebSocketClientStandAlone(maxMessageSize, maxMessagesPerTick, tcpConfig);
+            return new WebSocketClientStandAlone(maxMessageSize, maxMessagesPerTick, tcpConfig, allowSSLErrors);
 #endif
         }
 
diff --git a/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/ClientSslHelper.cs b/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/ClientSslHelper.cs
index 4b5d79e..25ed1a4 100644
--- a/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/ClientSslHelper.cs
+++ b/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/ClientSslHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Codice.CM.Common;
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net.Security;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
@@ -8,6 +9,13 @@ namespace JamesFrowen.SimpleWeb
 {
     internal class ClientSslHelper
     {
+        private readonly bool allowErrors;
+
+        public ClientSslHelper(bool allowErrors)
+        {
+            this.allowErrors = allowErrors;
+        }
+
         internal bool TryCreateStream(Connection conn, Uri uri)
         {
             NetworkStream stream = conn.client.GetStream();
@@ -36,12 +44,20 @@ Stream CreateStream(NetworkStream stream, Uri uri)
             return sslStream;
         }
 
-        static bool ValidateServerCertificate(object sender, X509Certificate certificate, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors)
+        bool ValidateServerCertificate(object sender, X509Certificate certificate, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors)
         {
-            // Do not allow this client to communicate with unauthenticated servers.
-
             // only accept if no errors
-            return sslPolicyErrors == SslPolicyErrors.None;
+            if (sslPolicyErrors == SslPolicyErrors.None)
+                return true;
+
+            if (allowErrors)
+            {
+                Log.Error($"Cert had Errors {sslPolicyErrors}, but allowErrors is true");
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Do not allow this client to communicate with unauthenticated servers.
+            return false; 
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/WebSocketClientStandAlone.cs b/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/WebSocketClientStandAlone.cs
index db1a438..43990aa 100644
--- a/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/WebSocketClientStandAlone.cs
+++ b/source/Runtime/Client/StandAlone/WebSocketClientStandAlone.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ public class WebSocketClientStandAlone : SimpleWebClient
         readonly TcpConfig tcpConfig;
         Connection conn;
 
-        internal WebSocketClientStandAlone(int maxMessageSize, int maxMessagesPerTick, TcpConfig tcpConfig) : base(maxMessageSize, maxMessagesPerTick)
+        internal WebSocketClientStandAlone(int maxMessageSize, int maxMessagesPerTick, TcpConfig tcpConfig, bool allowSSLErrors) : base(maxMessageSize, maxMessagesPerTick)
         {
 #if UNITY_WEBGL && !UNITY_EDITOR
             throw new NotSupportedException();
 #else
-            sslHelper = new ClientSslHelper();
+            sslHelper = new ClientSslHelper(allowSSLErrors);
             handshake = new ClientHandshake();
             this.tcpConfig = tcpConfig;
 #endif