From 947b3c2edab57748cefa77dc546aa977921c0675 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Clarke <alex.j.tusa@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:49:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: only instantiate the reqwest client on paths that
 actually need it

---
 src/main.rs                                   |  3 +-
 ...nwritable_log_dir_cli_integration_tests.rs | 50 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a3fcb839..0dd6140a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
   config.validate(&config_path);
   config.post_process_initialization();
 
-  let reqwest_client = build_network_client(&config);
   let (sync_network_tx, sync_network_rx) = mpsc::channel(500);
   let cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
   let ctrlc_cancellation_token = cancellation_token.clone();
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
   match args.command {
     Some(command) => match command {
       Command::Radarr(_) | Command::Sonarr(_) | Command::Lidarr(_) | Command::Readarr(_) => {
+        let reqwest_client = build_network_client(&config);
         if spinner_disabled {
           start_cli_no_spinner(
             config,
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
       }
     },
     None => {
+      let reqwest_client = build_network_client(&config);
       let app_nw = Arc::clone(&app);
       std::thread::spawn(move || {
         start_networking(sync_network_rx, &app_nw, cancellation_token, reqwest_client)
diff --git a/tests/unwritable_log_dir_cli_integration_tests.rs b/tests/unwritable_log_dir_cli_integration_tests.rs
index 17ffcad4..5c9b4ce8 100644
--- a/tests/unwritable_log_dir_cli_integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/unwritable_log_dir_cli_integration_tests.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ impl ProbeEnv {
       .env("HOME", self.base.join("home"))
       .env("XDG_CACHE_HOME", self.blocked_cache_dir())
       .env("TMPDIR", self.base.join("fresh_tmp"))
+      .env("SSL_CERT_FILE", self.base.join("no_certs.crt"))
+      .env("SSL_CERT_DIR", self.base.join("no_certs_dir"))
       .arg("--config-file")
       .arg(self.base.join("config.yml"));
     command
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ fn unset_home_does_not_panic_on_startup() {
     .env_clear()
     .env("PATH", std::env::var_os("PATH").unwrap())
     .env("TMPDIR", env.base.join("fresh_tmp"))
+    .env("SSL_CERT_FILE", env.base.join("no_certs.crt"))
+    .env("SSL_CERT_DIR", env.base.join("no_certs_dir"))
     .current_dir(&env.base)
     .arg("--config-file")
     .arg(env.base.join("config.yml"))
@@ -182,3 +186,49 @@ fn unset_home_does_not_panic_on_startup() {
     "binary panicked instead of degrading gracefully: {stderr}"
   );
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[test]
+fn config_path_succeeds_without_loadable_tls_certificates() {
+  let env = ProbeEnv::new("config_path");
+
+  let mut command = env.command();
+  let assertion = command.arg("config-path").assert().success();
+  let output = assertion.get_output();
+  let stderr = str::from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap();
+
+  assert!(
+    !output.stdout.is_empty(),
+    "config-path produced no stdout despite exiting successfully"
+  );
+  assert!(
+    !stderr.contains("builder error"),
+    "config-path built the reqwest client despite needing no network: {stderr}"
+  );
+  assert!(
+    !stderr.contains("panicked"),
+    "binary panicked instead of degrading gracefully: {stderr}"
+  );
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[test]
+fn servarr_command_without_loadable_tls_certificates_reports_builder_error() {
+  let env = ProbeEnv::new("servarr_builder_error");
+
+  let mut command = env.command();
+  let assertion = command
+    .args(["--disable-spinner", "radarr", "list", "movies"])
+    .assert()
+    .failure();
+  let stderr = str::from_utf8(&assertion.get_output().stderr).unwrap();
+
+  assert!(
+    stderr.contains("error: builder error"),
+    "network-bound command did not surface the client builder failure: {stderr}"
+  );
+  assert!(
+    !stderr.contains("panicked"),
+    "builder failure panicked instead of exiting cleanly: {stderr}"
+  );
+}