diff --git a/core/httptools.py b/core/httptools.py
index 979109a4..136cc946 100755
--- a/core/httptools.py
+++ b/core/httptools.py
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ def downloadpage(url, **opt):
         @type ignore_response_code: bool
         @return: Result of the petition
         @rtype: HTTPResponse
+        @param use_requests: Use requests.session()
+        @type: bool
 
                 Parameter Type Description
                 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------
@@ -422,6 +424,9 @@ def downloadpage(url, **opt):
     if opt.get('session', False):
         session = opt['session']  # same session to speed up search
         logger.info('same session')
+    elif opt.get('use_requests', False):
+        from lib import requests
+        session = requests.session()
     else:
         from lib import cloudscraper
         session = cloudscraper.create_scraper()
@@ -452,7 +457,8 @@ def downloadpage(url, **opt):
         file_name = ''
         opt['proxy_retries_counter'] += 1
 
-        # session.verify = False
+        session.verify = opt.get('verify', True)
+
         if opt.get('cookies', True):
             session.cookies = cj
         session.headers.update(req_headers)
diff --git a/lib/cloudscraper/__init__.py b/lib/cloudscraper/__init__.py
index 0ef9890e..541b32cf 100644
--- a/lib/cloudscraper/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cloudscraper/__init__.py
@@ -163,9 +163,7 @@ class CloudScraper(Session):
 
     def request(self, method, url, *args, **kwargs):
         # pylint: disable=E0203
-        from time import time
-        from platformcode import logger
-        start= time()
+
         if kwargs.get('proxies') and kwargs.get('proxies') != self.proxies:
             self.proxies = kwargs.get('proxies')
 
@@ -200,7 +198,6 @@ class CloudScraper(Session):
         else:
             if not resp.is_redirect and resp.status_code not in [429, 503]:
                 self._solveDepthCnt = 0
-        logger.debug('CF TIME= '+str(time()-start))
         return resp
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #