--- mutt_ssl_gnutls.c_ORIG	2026-06-20 02:21:25.417113619 -0500
+++ mutt_ssl_gnutls.c	2026-06-20 02:30:38.760211357 -0500
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@
   else
     mutt_buffer_strcpy(priority, "NORMAL");
 
+
+if (SslCiphers && strcmp(SslCiphers, "@SYSTEM"))
+{
   if (!option(OPTTLSV1_3))
   {
     nproto--;
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@
     mutt_error(_("All available protocols for TLS/SSL connection disabled"));
     goto cleanup;
   }
+}
 
   if ((err = gnutls_priority_set_direct(data->state, mutt_b2s(priority), NULL)) < 0)
   {