diff --git a/API/Services/Tasks/StatsService.cs b/API/Services/Tasks/StatsService.cs
index 4fda9c50b..0052e0cb4 100644
--- a/API/Services/Tasks/StatsService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/Tasks/StatsService.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ namespace API.Services.Tasks
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _unitOfWork = unitOfWork;
+
+            FlurlHttp.ConfigureClient(ApiUrl, cli =>
+                cli.Settings.HttpClientFactory = new UntrustedCertClientFactory());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html
index f718cee38..e12c8d802 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <div class="fixed-top" #stickyTop>
         <a class="sr-only sr-only-focusable focus-visible" href="javascript:void(0);" (click)="moveFocus()">Skip to main content</a>
         <ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="actionBar"></ng-container>
-        <app-drawer #commentDrawer="drawer" [isOpen]="drawerOpen" [style.--drawer-width]="'300px'" [options]="{topOffset: topOffset}" [style.--drawer-background-color]="backgroundColor" (drawerClosed)="closeDrawer()">
+        <app-drawer #commentDrawer="drawer" [isOpen]="drawerOpen" [style.--drawer-width]="'300px'" [options]="{topOffset: topOffset}" [style.--drawer-background-color]="drawerBackgroundColor" (drawerClosed)="closeDrawer()">
             <div header>
                 <h2 style="margin-top: 0.5rem">Book Settings
                     <button type="button" class="close" aria-label="Close" (click)="commentDrawer.close()">
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
index 575266cb3..e5019010f 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  get drawerBackgroundColor() {
+    return this.darkMode ? '#010409': '#fff';
+  }
+
   constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router, private accountService: AccountService,
     private seriesService: SeriesService, private readerService: ReaderService, private location: Location,
     private renderer: Renderer2, private navService: NavService, private toastr: ToastrService,