diff --git a/server/src/integrations/synology/adapter.ts b/server/src/integrations/synology/adapter.ts
index c1d6bb1..d544222 100644
--- a/server/src/integrations/synology/adapter.ts
+++ b/server/src/integrations/synology/adapter.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
  *
  * DSM ships with a self-signed certificate unless the admin configured a
  * real one, so (like the cPanel/Proxmox adapters) this uses node:https
- * directly to support an "insecure" opt-out of certificate verification.
+ * directly to support an "insecure" opt-out of certificate verification —
+ * but DSM is just as commonly reached over plain HTTP (default port 5000)
+ * inside a trusted LAN, so the request helper picks http vs https from the
+ * configured URL's own protocol rather than assuming HTTPS.
  */
 import * as https from "node:https";
+import * as http from "node:http";
 
 export interface SynologyConfig {
   url: string;
@@ -64,13 +68,17 @@ interface RawResponse {
 function request(url: string, insecure: boolean): Promise<RawResponse> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const parsed = new URL(url);
-    const req = https.request(
+    const isHttps = parsed.protocol === "https:";
+    const lib = isHttps ? https : http;
+    const defaultPort = isHttps ? 5001 : 5000;
+
+    const req = lib.request(
       {
         hostname: parsed.hostname,
-        port: parsed.port || 5001,
+        port: parsed.port || defaultPort,
         path: parsed.pathname + parsed.search,
         method: "GET",
-        rejectUnauthorized: !insecure,
+        ...(isHttps ? { rejectUnauthorized: !insecure } : {}),
       },
       (res) => {
         let body = "";