--- a/src/eric7/PluginManager/PluginManager.py	Mon Apr 17 09:29:01 2023 +0200
+++ b/src/eric7/PluginManager/PluginManager.py	Mon Apr 17 14:25:35 2023 +0200
@@ -1280,6 +1280,8 @@
 
         if url is None:
             url = Preferences.getUI("PluginRepositoryUrl7")
+            if Preferences.getPluginManager("ForceHttpPluginDownload"):
+                url = url.replace("https://", "http://")
         request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url))
         request.setAttribute(
             QNetworkRequest.Attribute.CacheLoadControlAttribute,