diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
index 6997e170..98a4d64f 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
@@ -591,6 +591,12 @@
                             </label>
                             <p class="help-block">If you have secure connections enabled on your Plex Server, communicate with it securely.</p>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label>
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="pms_url_manual" name="pms_url_manual" value="1" ${config['pms_url_manual']}> Manual Connection
+                            </label>
+                            <p class="help-block">Use the user defined connection details. Do not retrieve the server connection URL automatically.</p>
+                        </div>
 
                         <input type="hidden" id="pms_identifier" name="pms_identifier" value="${config['pms_identifier']}">
                         <input type="checkbox" name="server_changed" id="server_changed" value="1" style="display: none;">
diff --git a/plexpy/__init__.py b/plexpy/__init__.py
index 2efdbc95..4f261142 100644
--- a/plexpy/__init__.py
+++ b/plexpy/__init__.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def initialize_scheduler():
             #schedule_job(activity_pinger.check_recently_added, 'Check for recently added items',
             #             hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=monitor_seconds * bool(CONFIG.NOTIFY_RECENTLY_ADDED))
             schedule_job(plextv.get_real_pms_url, 'Refresh Plex server URLs',
-                         hours=12, minutes=0, seconds=0)
+                         hours=12 * (not bool(CONFIG.PMS_URL_MANUAL)), minutes=0, seconds=0)
             schedule_job(pmsconnect.get_server_friendly_name, 'Refresh Plex server name',
                          hours=12, minutes=0, seconds=0)
 
diff --git a/plexpy/config.py b/plexpy/config.py
index 3db61425..d2a28d56 100644
--- a/plexpy/config.py
+++ b/plexpy/config.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ _CONFIG_DEFINITIONS = {
     'PMS_TOKEN': (str, 'PMS', ''),
     'PMS_SSL': (int, 'PMS', 0),
     'PMS_URL': (str, 'PMS', ''),
+    'PMS_URL_MANUAL': (int, 'PMS', 0),
     'PMS_USE_BIF': (int, 'PMS', 0),
     'PMS_UUID': (str, 'PMS', ''),
     'PMS_TIMEOUT': (int, 'Advanced', 15),
diff --git a/plexpy/plextv.py b/plexpy/plextv.py
index 26cdcc77..2fc1b89d 100644
--- a/plexpy/plextv.py
+++ b/plexpy/plextv.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def get_real_pms_url():
     plexpy.CONFIG.__setattr__('PMS_URL', '')
     plexpy.CONFIG.write()
 
-    fallback_url = 'http://' + plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IP + ':' + str(plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PORT)
+    fallback_url = 'http://{}:{}'.format(plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IP, plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PORT)
 
     plex_tv = PlexTV()
     result = plex_tv.get_server_urls(include_https=plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def get_real_pms_url():
         connections = result['connections']
 
     # Only need to retrieve PMS_URL if using SSL
-    if plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL:
+    if not plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_URL_MANUAL and plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL:
         if connections:
             if plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IS_REMOTE:
                 # Get all remote connections
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ def get_real_pms_url():
 
     # Not using SSL, remote has no effect
     else:
+        if plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_URL_MANUAL and plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL:
+            fallback_url = fallback_url.replace('http://', 'https://')
+
         plexpy.CONFIG.__setattr__('PMS_URL', fallback_url)
         plexpy.CONFIG.write()
         logger.info(u"PlexPy PlexTV :: Using user-defined URL.")
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index e1f8a837..65fc333f 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -2621,6 +2621,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             "pms_port": plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PORT,
             "pms_token": plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_TOKEN,
             "pms_ssl": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL),
+            "pms_url_manual": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_URL_MANUAL),
             "pms_use_bif": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_USE_BIF),
             "pms_uuid": plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UUID,
             "date_format": plexpy.CONFIG.DATE_FORMAT,
@@ -2679,7 +2680,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
         checked_configs = [
             "launch_browser", "enable_https", "https_create_cert", "api_enabled", "freeze_db", "check_github",
             "grouping_global_history", "grouping_user_history", "grouping_charts", "group_history_tables",
-            "pms_use_bif", "pms_ssl", "pms_is_remote", "home_stats_type", "week_start_monday",
+            "pms_use_bif", "pms_ssl", "pms_is_remote", "pms_url_manual", "home_stats_type", "week_start_monday",
             "refresh_libraries_on_startup", "refresh_users_on_startup",
             "notify_consecutive", "notify_upload_posters", "notify_recently_added_upgrade",
             "notify_group_recently_added_grandparent", "notify_group_recently_added_parent",
@@ -2730,14 +2731,15 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             kwargs.get('monitoring_interval') != str(plexpy.CONFIG.MONITORING_INTERVAL) or \
             kwargs.get('refresh_libraries_interval') != str(plexpy.CONFIG.REFRESH_LIBRARIES_INTERVAL) or \
             kwargs.get('refresh_users_interval') != str(plexpy.CONFIG.REFRESH_USERS_INTERVAL) or \
-            kwargs.get('notify_recently_added') != plexpy.CONFIG.NOTIFY_RECENTLY_ADDED or \
             kwargs.get('monitor_pms_updates') != plexpy.CONFIG.MONITOR_PMS_UPDATES or \
-            kwargs.get('monitor_remote_access') != plexpy.CONFIG.MONITOR_REMOTE_ACCESS:
+            kwargs.get('monitor_remote_access') != plexpy.CONFIG.MONITOR_REMOTE_ACCESS or \
+            kwargs.get('pms_url_manual') != plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_URL_MANUAL:
             reschedule = True
 
         # If we change the SSL setting for PMS or PMS remote setting, make sure we grab the new url.
         if kwargs.get('pms_ssl') != plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL or \
-            kwargs.get('pms_is_remote') != plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IS_REMOTE:
+            kwargs.get('pms_is_remote') != plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IS_REMOTE or \
+            kwargs.get('pms_url_manual') != plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_URL_MANUAL:
             server_changed = True
 
         # If we change the HTTPS setting, make sure we generate a new certificate.