diff --git a/acme.sh b/acme.sh
index 72d0e2a..c1298c4 100755
--- a/acme.sh
+++ b/acme.sh
@@ -110,10 +110,14 @@ _STATELESS_WIKI="https://github.com/Neilpang/acme.sh/wiki/Stateless-Mode"
 
 _DNS_ALIAS_WIKI="https://github.com/Neilpang/acme.sh/wiki/DNS-alias-mode"
 
+_DNS_MANUAL_WIKI="https://github.com/Neilpang/acme.sh/wiki/dns-manual-mode"
+
 _DNS_MANUAL_ERR="The dns manual mode can not renew automatically, you must issue it again manually. You'd better use the other modes instead."
 
 _DNS_MANUAL_WARN="It seems that you are using dns manual mode. please take care: $_DNS_MANUAL_ERR"
 
+_DNS_MANUAL_ERROR="It seems that you are using dns manual mode. Read this link first: $_DNS_MANUAL_WIKI"
+
 __INTERACTIVE=""
 if [ -t 1 ]; then
   __INTERACTIVE="1"
@@ -3477,6 +3481,11 @@ issue() {
     mkdir -p "$DOMAIN_PATH"
   fi
 
+  if _hasfield "$_web_roots" "$W_DNS" && [ -z "$FORCE_DNS_MANUAL" ]; then
+    _err "$_DNS_MANUAL_ERROR"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   _debug "Using ACME_DIRECTORY: $ACME_DIRECTORY"
 
   _initAPI
@@ -4100,13 +4109,15 @@ $_authorizations_map"
     fi
     if [ "$code" != "200" ]; then
       _err "Sign failed, code is not 200."
+      _err "$response"
       _on_issue_err "$_post_hook"
       return 1
     fi
     Le_LinkCert="$(echo "$response" | tr -d '\r\n' | _egrep_o '"certificate" *: *"[^"]*"' | cut -d '"' -f 4)"
 
     if ! _get "$Le_LinkCert" >"$CERT_PATH"; then
-      _err "Sign failed, code is not 200."
+      _err "Sign failed, can not download cert:$Le_LinkCert."
+      _err "$response"
       _on_issue_err "$_post_hook"
       return 1
     fi
@@ -5498,6 +5509,7 @@ Parameters:
   --listen-v6                       Force standalone/tls server to listen at ipv6.
   --openssl-bin                     Specifies a custom openssl bin location.
   --use-wget                        Force to use wget, if you have both curl and wget installed.
+  --yes-I-know-dns-manual-mode-enough-go-ahead-please  Force to use dns manual mode: $_DNS_MANUAL_WIKI
   "
 }
 
@@ -5986,6 +5998,9 @@ _process() {
           shift
         fi
         ;;
+      --yes-I-know-dns-manual-mode-enough-go-ahead-please)
+        export FORCE_DNS_MANUAL=1
+        ;;
       --log | --logfile)
         _log="1"
         _logfile="$2"
diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_freedns.sh b/dnsapi/dns_freedns.sh
index 0d8fae7..7262755 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_freedns.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_freedns.sh
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ _freedns_add_txt_record() {
   domain_id="$2"
   subdomain="$3"
   value="$(printf '%s' "$4" | _url_encode)"
-  url="http://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/save.php?step=2"
+  url="https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/save.php?step=2"
 
   htmlpage="$(_post "type=TXT&domain_id=$domain_id&subdomain=$subdomain&address=%22$value%22&send=Save%21" "$url")"