diff --git a/cron_certificate_refresher.php b/cron_certificate_refresher.php
index e7ffb1c4..ffe5e6e0 100644
--- a/cron_certificate_refresher.php
+++ b/cron_certificate_refresher.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if ($config_enable_cron == 0) {
 }
 
 // Check Cron Key
-if ( $argv[1] !== $config_cron_key ) {
+if ($argv[1] !== $config_cron_key && $_GET['key'] !== $config_cron_key) {
     exit("Cron Key invalid  -- Quitting..");
 }
 
diff --git a/cron_ticket_email_parser.php b/cron_ticket_email_parser.php
index d185e63f..35338998 100644
--- a/cron_ticket_email_parser.php
+++ b/cron_ticket_email_parser.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if ($config_ticket_email_parse == 0) {
 $argv = $_SERVER['argv'];
 
 // Check Cron Key
-if ($argv[1] !== $config_cron_key && $_GET['key'] !== $config_cron_key) {
+if ($argv[1] !== $config_cron_key) {
     exit("Cron Key invalid  -- Quitting..");
 }
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function createMailboxFolder($imap, $mailbox, $folderName) {
 }
 
 // Initialize IMAP connection
-$validate_cert = true; // or false based on your configuration
+$validate_cert = false; // or false based on your configuration
 
 $imap_encryption = $config_imap_encryption; // e.g., 'ssl', 'tls', or '' (empty string) for none
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ if (!empty($imap_encryption)) {
 if ($validate_cert) {
     $mailbox .= '/validate-cert';
 } else {
-    $mailbox .= '/novalidate-cert';
+    $mailbox .= '/notls/novalidate-cert';
 }
 
 $mailbox .= '}';