diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 5643df7..2e6d37f 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with thi
 © 2021 dogeystamp <dogeystamp@disroot.org>
 */
 
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
 typedef struct {
 	const char *url;
 	const char *feedName;
@@ -44,5 +46,9 @@ static const int logLevel = 3;
 // Use 0 to disable redirects, and -1 for no limit.
 static const int maxRedirs = 10;
 
+// Restrict allowed protocols for curl using a bitmask.
+// For more information: https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS.html
+static const int curlProtocols = CURLPROTO_HTTPS | CURLPROTO_HTTP;
+
 // File extension used for each article.
 static const char fileExt[] = ".html";
diff --git a/minrss.c b/minrss.c
index 92fce82..0f6f265 100644
--- a/minrss.c
+++ b/minrss.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ finish(char *url, long responseCode)
 	if (responseCode == 200)
 		logMsg(4, "Finished downloading %s\n", url);
 	else if (!responseCode)
-		logMsg(1, "Can not reach %s\n", url);
+		logMsg(1, "Can not reach %s: ensure the protocol is enabled and the site is accessible.\n", url);
 	else
 		logMsg(1, "HTTP %ld for %s\n", responseCode, url);
 }
diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index 3d6ade5..4b49bba 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ createRequest(const char* url, outputStruct *output)
 	stat = curl_easy_setopt(requestHandle, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, writeCallback);
 	stat = curl_easy_setopt(requestHandle, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, (void*)output);
 	stat = curl_easy_setopt(requestHandle, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, maxRedirs);
+	stat = curl_easy_setopt(requestHandle, CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS, curlProtocols);
 	stat = curl_easy_setopt(requestHandle, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
 
 	if (stat) {