diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 314b3dff..3c64d39d 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -518,15 +518,6 @@ void MainWindow::init()
     // Load all settings
     reloadSettings();
 
-#ifdef CHECKNEWVERSION
-    // Check for a new version if automatic update check aren't disabled in the settings dialog
-    if(Settings::getValue("checkversion", "enabled").toBool())
-    {
-        m_remoteDb->fetch("https://download.sqlitebrowser.org/currentrelease",
-                          RemoteDatabase::RequestTypeNewVersionCheck);
-    }
-#endif
-
 #ifndef ENABLE_SQLCIPHER
     // Only show encryption menu action when SQLCipher support is enabled
     ui->actionEncryption->setVisible(false);
diff --git a/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp b/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp
index a67c989b..fb9b4537 100644
--- a/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QtNetwork/QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <QtNetwork/QNetworkConfigurationManager>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QtNetwork/QNetworkReply>
 #include <QFile>
@@ -21,9 +22,21 @@
 
 RemoteDatabase::RemoteDatabase() :
     m_manager(new QNetworkAccessManager),
+    m_configurationManager(new QNetworkConfigurationManager),
     m_progress(nullptr),
     m_dbLocal(nullptr)
 {
+    // Update network configurations
+    connect(m_configurationManager, &QNetworkConfigurationManager::updateCompleted, [this]() {
+        m_manager->setConfiguration(m_configurationManager->defaultConfiguration());
+
+#ifdef CHECKNEWVERSION
+    // Check for a new version if automatic update check aren't disabled in the settings dialog
+    if(Settings::getValue("checkversion", "enabled").toBool())
+        fetch("https://download.sqlitebrowser.org/currentrelease", RemoteDatabase::RequestTypeNewVersionCheck);
+#endif
+    });
+
     // Set up SSL configuration
     m_sslConfiguration = QSslConfiguration::defaultConfiguration();
     m_sslConfiguration.setPeerVerifyMode(QSslSocket::VerifyPeer);
diff --git a/src/RemoteDatabase.h b/src/RemoteDatabase.h
index bcba03e2..8a14a7a3 100644
--- a/src/RemoteDatabase.h
+++ b/src/RemoteDatabase.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QtNetwork/QSslConfiguration>
 
 class QNetworkAccessManager;
+class QNetworkConfigurationManager;
 class QString;
 class QNetworkReply;
 class QSslError;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ private:
     void clearAccessCache(const QString& clientCert);
 
     QNetworkAccessManager* m_manager;
+    QNetworkConfigurationManager* m_configurationManager;
     QProgressDialog* m_progress;
     QSslConfiguration m_sslConfiguration;
     QMap<QString, QSslCertificate> m_clientCertFiles;