diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
index 78921ae8..330e6d93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public class HttpGetter {
 
 	private static SSLContext SSL_CONTEXT = null;
 	static {
+		// fix for "handshake alert: unrecognized_name"
+		System.setProperty("jsse.enableSNIExtension", "false");
+
 		try {
 			SSL_CONTEXT = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
 			SSL_CONTEXT.init(new KeyManager[0], new TrustManager[] { new DefaultTrustManager() }, new SecureRandom());