diff --git a/cmd/get_imports.go b/cmd/get_imports.go
index 9e17393..d988cdf 100644
--- a/cmd/get_imports.go
+++ b/cmd/get_imports.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 func GetAll(c cookoo.Context, p *cookoo.Params) (interface{}, cookoo.Interrupt) {
 	names := p.Get("packages", []string{}).([]string)
 	cfg := p.Get("conf", nil).(*Config)
+	insecure := p.Get("insecure", false).(bool)
 
 	Info("Preparing to install %d package.", len(names))
 
@@ -60,7 +61,13 @@
 		}
 
 		dest := path.Join(cwd, root)
-		repoURL := "https://" + root
+
+		var repoURL string
+		if insecure {
+			repoURL = "http://" + root
+		} else {
+			repoURL = "https://" + root
+		}
 		repo, err := v.NewRepo(repoURL, dest)
 		if err != nil {
 			Error("Could not construct repo for %q: %s", name, err)
@@ -70,6 +77,13 @@
 		dep := &Dependency{
 			Name: root,
 		}
+
+		// When retriving from an insecure location set the repo to the
+		// insecure location.
+		if insecure {
+			dep.Repository = "http://" + root
+		}
+
 		subpkg := strings.TrimPrefix(name, root)
 		if len(subpkg) > 0 && subpkg != "/" {
 			dep.Subpackages = []string{subpkg}
diff --git a/glide.go b/glide.go
index a71c5b5..82a16b5 100644
--- a/glide.go
+++ b/glide.go
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@
 					Name:  "import",
 					Usage: "When fetching dependencies, convert Godeps (GPM, Godep) to glide.yaml and pull dependencies",
 				},
+				cli.BoolFlag{
+					Name:  "insecure",
+					Usage: "Use http:// rather than https:// to retrieve pacakges.",
+				},
 			},
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 				if len(c.Args()) < 1 {
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@
 				}
 				cxt.Put("packages", []string(c.Args()))
 				cxt.Put("recursiveDependencies", !c.Bool("no-recursive"))
+				cxt.Put("insecure", c.Bool("insecure"))
 				if c.Bool("import") {
 					cxt.Put("importGodeps", true)
 					cxt.Put("importGPM", true)
@@ -415,6 +420,7 @@
 		Using("filename").From("cxt:yaml").
 		Using("packages").From("cxt:packages").
 		Using("conf").From("cxt:cfg").
+		Using("insecure").From("cxt:insecure").
 		Does(cmd.MergeToYaml, "merged").Using("conf").From("cxt:cfg").
 		Does(cmd.Recurse, "recurse").Using("conf").From("cxt:cfg").
 		Using("enable").From("cxt:recursiveDependencies").