diff --git a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/CMakeLists.txt b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/CMakeLists.txt
index 6561a30a..8a9df4f9 100644
--- a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ if(AUTO_DOWNLOAD_LIBRARY)
 			TEST_COMMAND        ""
 		)
 	endif()
+
 else()
 	if(USE_CPR)
 		#set(cpr_SOURCE_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/cpr)
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ if(USE_CPR)
 	#this fixes
 	if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL)
 		if(WIN32)
-			set(CMAKE_USE_WINSSL ON CACHE BOOL "")
+			#set(CMAKE_USE_WINSSL ON CACHE BOOL "")
+			set(CMAKE_USE_SCHANNEL ON CACHE BOOL "")
 			set(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 		elseif(APPLE)
 			set(CMAKE_USE_DARWINSSL ON CACHE BOOL "")
diff --git a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/client.h b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/client.h
index 08e5c2a5..5bfaf891 100644
--- a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/client.h
+++ b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/client.h
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ namespace SleepyDiscord {
 		void setIntents(IntentsRaw newIntents) { intentsIsSet = true; intents = static_cast<Intent>(newIntents); }
 		void quit() { quit(false); }	//public function for diconnecting
 		virtual void run();
+        // Workaround to CURL issues with SSL (see Session::setupCallback)
+        virtual void setupSession(Session & session) { /*do nothing by default*/ }
+        virtual void setupGatewaySession(Session & session) { /*do nothing by default*/ }
+        // End workaround...
 
 		//array of intents
 		template<class Container, typename T = typename Container::value_type>
diff --git a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/cpr_session.h b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/cpr_session.h
index 3fb7d9d1..b4980dcc 100644
--- a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/cpr_session.h
+++ b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/include/sleepy_discord/cpr_session.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ namespace SleepyDiscord {
 			responseCallback = callback;
 		}
 		Response request(RequestMethod method);
+		// Workaround to CURL issues with SSL (I use this to setup my certificates and other information on the internal session)
+		template < class F, class... A > auto setupCallback(F cb, A &&... a) { return cb(session, std::forward<A>(a)...); }
+        // End workaround...
 	private:
 		Response perform(RequestMethod method);
 		cpr::Session session;
diff --git a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/CMakeLists.txt b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/CMakeLists.txt
index c6afb952..abf5a294 100644
--- a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ add_library(sleepy-discord
 	websocketpp_websocket.cpp
 )
 
+#target_compile_definitions(sleepy-discord PRIVATE SLEEPY_USE_HARD_CODED_GATEWAY=1)
+
+if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
+	target_compile_options(sleepy-discord PRIVATE "-Wa,-mbig-obj")
+endif()
+
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release)
+	target_compile_options(sleepy-discord PRIVATE "-O3")
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(sleepy-discord
 	PUBLIC
 		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
@@ -89,11 +99,12 @@ if (NOT ONLY_SLEEPY_DISCORD)
 	endif()
 
 	if(USE_UWEBSOCKETS)
-		find_library(LIB_UWS uWS
-			PATHS ${uwebsockets_SOURCE_DIR}/lib
-		)
-		target_include_directories(sleepy-discord PUBLIC ${uwebsockets_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-		list(APPEND LIBRARIES_TO_LINK "${LIB_UWS}")
+		#find_library(LIB_UWS uWS
+		#	PATHS ${uwebsockets_SOURCE_DIR}/lib
+		#)
+		target_include_directories(sleepy-discord PUBLIC ${uwebsockets_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+		list(APPEND LIBRARIES_TO_LINK "uSockets")
+		list(APPEND LIBRARIES_TO_LINK "uWebSockets")
 		target_compile_definitions(sleepy-discord PUBLIC EXISTENT_UWEBSOCKETS)
 	else()
 		target_compile_definitions(sleepy-discord PUBLIC NONEXISTENT_UWEBSOCKETS)
diff --git a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/client.cpp b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/client.cpp
index eb36f5ed..a1a3e565 100644
--- a/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/client.cpp
+++ b/module/Vendor/SleepyDiscord/sleepy_discord/client.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ namespace SleepyDiscord {
 		{	//the { is used so that onResponse is called after session is removed to make debugging performance issues easier
 			//request starts here
 			Session session;
+            // Workaround to CURL issues with SSL (see Session::setupCallback)
+            setupGatewaySession(session);
+            // End workaround...
 			session.setUrl("https://discord.com/api/v6/" + path.url());
 			std::vector<HeaderPair> header = {
 				{ "Authorization", bot ? "Bot " + getToken() : getToken() },
@@ -264,6 +267,9 @@ namespace SleepyDiscord {
 		theGateway = SLEEPY_HARD_CODED_GATEWAY;	//This is needed for when session is disabled
 #else
 		Session session;
+        // Workaround to CURL issues with SSL (see Session::setupCallback)
+		setupSession(session);
+        // End workaround...
 		session.setUrl("https://discord.com/api/gateway");
 		Response a = session.request(Get);	//todo change this back to a post
 		if (!a.text.length()) {	//error check