diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b5139bc2..6a7dabeb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -368,3 +368,4 @@ MigrationBackup/
 # Fody - auto-generated XML schema
 FodyWeavers.xsd
 SandboxiePlus/Build_*
+/SandboxiePlus/enc_temp_folder
diff --git a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/OnlineUpdater.cpp b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/OnlineUpdater.cpp
index d4483edb..52f4c42e 100644
--- a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/OnlineUpdater.cpp
+++ b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/OnlineUpdater.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <QRandomGenerator>
 
+#ifdef QT_NO_SSL
+#error Qt requires Open SSL support for the updater to work
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 
 // mess with a dummy installation when debugging