diff --git a/src/components/AudioPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/AudioPlayer/index.tsx
index a6dba1f..2d6c6e0 100644
--- a/src/components/AudioPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AudioPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Slider } from '@/components/ui/slider'
 import { isInsecureUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
+import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
 import mediaManager from '@/services/media-manager.service'
 import { Minimize2, Pause, Play, X } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default function AudioPlayer({
   className
 }: AudioPlayerProps) {
   const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement>(null)
+  const { allowInsecureConnection } = useUserPreferences()
   const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false)
   const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0)
   const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0)
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export default function AudioPlayer({
     }, 300)
   }
 
-  if (error || (!storage.getAllowInsecureConnection() && isInsecureUrl(src))) {
+  if (error || (!allowInsecureConnection && isInsecureUrl(src))) {
     return <ExternalLink url={src} />
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Emoji/index.tsx b/src/components/Emoji/index.tsx
index 3febf31..e55e257 100644
--- a/src/components/Emoji/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Emoji/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { isInsecureUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
+import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
 import { TEmoji } from '@/types'
 import { Heart } from 'lucide-react'
 import { HTMLAttributes, useState } from 'react'
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default function Emoji({
     img?: string
   }
 }) {
+  const { allowInsecureConnection } = useUserPreferences()
   const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false)
 
   if (typeof emoji === 'string') {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default function Emoji({
     )
   }
 
-  if (hasError || (!storage.getAllowInsecureConnection() && isInsecureUrl(emoji.url))) {
+  if (hasError || (!allowInsecureConnection && isInsecureUrl(emoji.url))) {
     return (
       <span className={cn('whitespace-nowrap', classNames?.text)}>{`:${emoji.shortcode}:`}</span>
     )
diff --git a/src/components/Image/index.tsx b/src/components/Image/index.tsx
index 229a38e..eeb9578 100644
--- a/src/components/Image/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Image/index.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import { isInsecureUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
 import blossomService from '@/services/blossom.service'
-import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
 import { TImetaInfo } from '@/types'
 import { decode } from 'blurhash'
 import { ImageOff } from 'lucide-react'
 import { HTMLAttributes, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { thumbHashToDataURL } from 'thumbhash'
-import ExternalLink from '../ExternalLink'
 
 export default function Image({
   image: { url, blurHash, thumbHash, pubkey, dim },
@@ -29,21 +28,20 @@ export default function Image({
   hideIfError?: boolean
   errorPlaceholder?: React.ReactNode
 }) {
+  const { allowInsecureConnection } = useUserPreferences()
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true)
   const [displaySkeleton, setDisplaySkeleton] = useState(true)
   const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false)
-  const [isBlocked, setIsBlocked] = useState(false)
   const [imageUrl, setImageUrl] = useState<string>()
   const timeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setIsLoading(true)
     setHasError(false)
-    setIsBlocked(false)
     setDisplaySkeleton(true)
 
-    if (!storage.getAllowInsecureConnection() && isInsecureUrl(url)) {
-      setIsBlocked(true)
+    if (!allowInsecureConnection && isInsecureUrl(url)) {
+      setHasError(true)
       setIsLoading(false)
       return
     }
@@ -62,11 +60,7 @@ export default function Image({
     } else {
       setImageUrl(url)
     }
-  }, [url])
-
-  if (isBlocked) {
-    return <ExternalLink url={url} />
-  }
+  }, [url, allowInsecureConnection])
 
   if (hideIfError && hasError) return null
 
diff --git a/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx b/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
index 3978aad..1b2c297 100644
--- a/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { HoverCard, HoverCardContent, HoverCardTrigger } from '@/components/ui/hover-card'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
 import { useFetchProfile } from '@/hooks'
 import { toProfile } from '@/lib/link'
 import { generateImageByPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { cn, isTouchDevice } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { SecondaryPageLink } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import Image from '../Image'
 import ProfileCard from '../ProfileCard'
diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
index 7209466..ba757c8 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ import { isInsecureUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { cn, isInViewport } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
 import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
-import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
 import mediaManager from '@/services/media-manager.service'
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import ExternalLink from '../ExternalLink'
 
 export default function VideoPlayer({ src, className }: { src: string; className?: string }) {
   const { autoplay, videoLoop } = useContentPolicy()
-  const { muteMedia, updateMuteMedia } = useUserPreferences()
+  const { muteMedia, updateMuteMedia, allowInsecureConnection } = useUserPreferences()
   const [error, setError] = useState(false)
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null)
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({ src, className }: { src: string; className
     }
   }, [muteMedia])
 
-  if (error || (!storage.getAllowInsecureConnection() && isInsecureUrl(src))) {
+  if (error || (!allowInsecureConnection && isInsecureUrl(src))) {
     return <ExternalLink url={src} />
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/WebPreview/index.tsx b/src/components/WebPreview/index.tsx
index 8243ecf..944b000 100644
--- a/src/components/WebPreview/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WebPreview/index.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { isInsecureUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
 import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
-import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
+import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
-import Image from '../Image'
 import ExternalLink from '../ExternalLink'
+import Image from '../Image'
 
 export default function WebPreview({
   url,
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default function WebPreview({
   mustLoad?: boolean
 }) {
   const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const { allowInsecureConnection } = useUserPreferences()
   const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
   const { title, description, image } = useFetchWebMetadata(url)
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export default function WebPreview({
     }
   }, [url])
 
-  if (!storage.getAllowInsecureConnection() && isInsecureUrl(url)) {
+  if (!allowInsecureConnection && isInsecureUrl(url)) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchWebMetadata.tsx b/src/hooks/useFetchWebMetadata.tsx
index affcffc..62bf8b3 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useFetchWebMetadata.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useFetchWebMetadata.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { isInsecureUrl } from '@/lib/url'
-import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
+import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
 import webService from '@/services/web.service'
 import { TWebMetadata } from '@/types'
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 export function useFetchWebMetadata(url: string) {
+  const { allowInsecureConnection } = useUserPreferences()
   const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState<TWebMetadata>({})
   const proxyServer = import.meta.env.VITE_PROXY_SERVER
   if (proxyServer) {
@@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ export function useFetchWebMetadata(url: string) {
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!storage.getAllowInsecureConnection() && isInsecureUrl(url)) return
+    if (!allowInsecureConnection && isInsecureUrl(url)) return
 
     webService.fetchWebMetadata(url).then((metadata) => setMetadata(metadata))
-  }, [url])
+  }, [url, allowInsecureConnection])
 
   return metadata
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/SystemSettingsPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/SystemSettingsPage/index.tsx
index adca4ac..554e802 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/SystemSettingsPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/SystemSettingsPage/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
 import { DEFAULT_FAVICON_URL_TEMPLATE } from '@/constants'
 import SecondaryPageLayout from '@/layouts/SecondaryPageLayout'
 import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useUserPreferences } from '@/providers/UserPreferencesProvider'
 import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
 import { forwardRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -13,12 +14,10 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 const SystemSettingsPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { faviconUrlTemplate, setFaviconUrlTemplate } = useContentPolicy()
+  const { allowInsecureConnection, updateAllowInsecureConnection } = useUserPreferences()
   const [filterOutOnionRelays, setFilterOutOnionRelays] = useState(
     storage.getFilterOutOnionRelays()
   )
-  const [allowInsecureConnection, setAllowInsecureConnection] = useState(
-    storage.getAllowInsecureConnection()
-  )
 
   return (
     <SecondaryPageLayout ref={ref} index={index} title={t('System')}>
@@ -58,10 +57,7 @@ const SystemSettingsPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
           <Switch
             id="allow-insecure-connection"
             checked={allowInsecureConnection}
-            onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
-              storage.setAllowInsecureConnection(checked)
-              setAllowInsecureConnection(checked)
-            }}
+            onCheckedChange={updateAllowInsecureConnection}
           />
         </div>
         <div className="space-y-2 px-4">
diff --git a/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx b/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx
index 9302aef..f3a4e2a 100644
--- a/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/UserPreferencesProvider.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ type TUserPreferencesContext = {
 
   quickReactionEmoji: string | TEmoji
   updateQuickReactionEmoji: (emoji: string | TEmoji) => void
+
+  allowInsecureConnection: boolean
+  updateAllowInsecureConnection: (allow: boolean) => void
 }
 
 const UserPreferencesContext = createContext<TUserPreferencesContext | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -46,6 +49,10 @@ export function UserPreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNod
   const [quickReaction, setQuickReaction] = useState(storage.getQuickReaction())
   const [quickReactionEmoji, setQuickReactionEmoji] = useState(storage.getQuickReactionEmoji())
 
+  const [allowInsecureConnection, setAllowInsecureConnection] = useState(
+    storage.getAllowInsecureConnection()
+  )
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isSmallScreen && enableSingleColumnLayout) {
       document.documentElement.style.setProperty('overflow-y', 'scroll')
@@ -79,6 +86,11 @@ export function UserPreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNod
     storage.setQuickReactionEmoji(emoji)
   }
 
+  const updateAllowInsecureConnection = (allow: boolean) => {
+    setAllowInsecureConnection(allow)
+    storage.setAllowInsecureConnection(allow)
+  }
+
   return (
     <UserPreferencesContext.Provider
       value={{
@@ -93,7 +105,9 @@ export function UserPreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNod
         quickReaction,
         updateQuickReaction,
         quickReactionEmoji,
-        updateQuickReactionEmoji
+        updateQuickReactionEmoji,
+        allowInsecureConnection,
+        updateAllowInsecureConnection
       }}
     >
       {children}