diff --git a/tests/journeyquery.cpp b/tests/journeyquery.cpp
index 7894f903f087070bf26bb02418d20233d7c96e28..c57c68545baf30e26a3ea6a31d2fa9af9ae6c565 100644
--- a/tests/journeyquery.cpp
+++ b/tests/journeyquery.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ public:
         });
     }
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setAllowInsecure(bool insecure)
+    {
+        ptMgr.setAllowInsecureBackends(insecure);
+    }
+
     bool loading() const { return m_loading; }
     QString errorMessage() const { return m_errorMsg; }
 
diff --git a/tests/journeyquery.qml b/tests/journeyquery.qml
index bb3b1f7965536a75a9672218173ad1a5541e06b2..20696612c32592035afa5e6bebf75134dce44ea5 100644
--- a/tests/journeyquery.qml
+++ b/tests/journeyquery.qml
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         Kirigami.Page {
             ColumnLayout {
                 anchors.fill: parent
+                QQC2.CheckBox {
+                    text: "Allow insecure backends"
+                    onToggled: _queryMgr.setAllowInsecure(checked)
+                }
                 QQC2.ComboBox {
                     id: exampleSelector
                     Layout.fillWidth: true