diff --git a/cmd/oipd/main.go b/cmd/oipd/main.go
index 40ed882..08cf95e 100644
--- a/cmd/oipd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/oipd/main.go
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ func main() {
 	host := viper.GetString("flod.host")
 	user := viper.GetString("flod.user")
 	pass := viper.GetString("flod.pass")
+	tls := viper.GetBool("flod.tls")
 
-	err := flo.WaitForFlod(tenMinuteCtx, host, user, pass)
+	err := flo.WaitForFlod(tenMinuteCtx, host, user, pass, tls)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to connect to Flod", logger.Attrs{"host": host, "err": err})
 		shutdown(err)
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 7d36391..5afee90 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func loadDefaults() {
 	defaultFlodDir := floutil.AppDataDir("flod", false)
 	defaultFlodCert := filepath.Join(defaultFlodDir, "rpc.cert")
 	viper.SetDefault("flod.certFile", defaultFlodCert)
+	viper.SetDefault("flod.tls", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("flod.host", "127.0.0.1:8334")
 	viper.SetDefault("flod.user", "user")
 	viper.SetDefault("flod.pass", "pass")
diff --git a/config/defaults/config.example.yml b/config/defaults/config.example.yml
index 52ae9ba..b06a1e0 100644
--- a/config/defaults/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/defaults/config.example.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ flod:
   # Flod RPC authentication
   user: user
   pass: pass
+
+  tls: true
   # Flod RPC authorization certificate
   # By default reads certificate directly from Flod data directory
   # certFile: certs/rpc.cert
diff --git a/flo/flo.go b/flo/flo.go
index b648287..8828487 100644
--- a/flo/flo.go
+++ b/flo/flo.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func AddCore(host, user, pass string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func WaitForFlod(ctx context.Context, host, user, pass string) error {
+func WaitForFlod(ctx context.Context, host, user, pass string, tls bool) error {
 	attempts := 0
 	a := logger.Attrs{"host": host, "attempts": attempts}
 	b := backoff.NewWithoutJitter(10*time.Minute, 1*time.Second)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func WaitForFlod(ctx context.Context, host, user, pass string) error {
 		attempts++
 		a["attempts"] = attempts
 		log.Info("attempting connection to flod", a)
-		err := AddFlod(host, user, pass)
+		err := AddFlod(host, user, pass, tls)
 		if err != nil {
 			a["err"] = err
 			log.Error("unable to connect to flod", a)
@@ -77,12 +77,15 @@ func WaitForFlod(ctx context.Context, host, user, pass string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func AddFlod(host, user, pass string) error {
-	// Connect to flod RPC server using websockets.
-	certFile := config.GetFilePath("flod.certFile")
-	certs, err := ioutil.ReadFile(certFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to read rpc.cert")
+func AddFlod(host, user, pass string, tls bool) error {
+	var certs []byte
+	var err error
+	if tls {
+		certFile := config.GetFilePath("flod.certFile")
+		certs, err = ioutil.ReadFile(certFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to read rpc.cert")
+		}
 	}
 
 	ntfnHandlers := rpcclient.NotificationHandlers{