diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient.cs
index e878261d8..60b3a3bea 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient.cs
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Utils.Clients
                     if (hosts.Contains(request.Host))
                         return true;
                 }
+
+                if (sslPolicyErrors != SslPolicyErrors.None)
+                {
+                    throw new Exception("certificate validation failed: " + certificate.ToString());
+                }
+
                 return sslPolicyErrors == SslPolicyErrors.None;
             };
         }
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient2.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient2.cs
index 6f823622e..f803744ae 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient2.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClient2.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Utils.Clients
                     if (hosts.Contains(request.Host))
                         return true;
                 }
+
+                if (sslPolicyErrors != SslPolicyErrors.None)
+                {
+                    throw new Exception("certificate validation failed: " + certificate.ToString());
+                }
+
                 return sslPolicyErrors == SslPolicyErrors.None;
             };
         }
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClientNetCore.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClientNetCore.cs
index 49dd44a55..fc66e55d9 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClientNetCore.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Utils/Clients/HttpWebClientNetCore.cs
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Utils.Clients
                             if (hosts.Contains(request.RequestUri.Host))
                                 return true;
                         }
+
+                        if (sslPolicyErrors != SslPolicyErrors.None)
+                        {
+                            throw new Exception("certificate validation failed: " + certificate.ToString());
+                        }
+
                         return sslPolicyErrors == SslPolicyErrors.None;
                     };