diff --git a/botconfig.py.example b/botconfig.py.example
index 01d1002..9a0c323 100644
--- a/botconfig.py.example
+++ b/botconfig.py.example
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 PASS = "my_nickserv_pass"
 CHANNEL = "#mywolfgame"
 HOST = "irc.freenode.net"
-PORT = 6667  # SSL not supported yet
+PORT = 6667
 USERNAME = ""  # for authentication, can be left blank if same as NICK
 NICK = "mywolfbot"
 CMD_CHAR = "!"
 CHANGING_HOST_QUIT_MESSAGE = "Changing host"
 
 SASL_AUTHENTICATION = False  # put account name in USERNAME ^ if different from nick
+USE_SSL = False
 DISABLE_DEBUG_MODE = False  # Entirely disable debug mode
 IGNORE_HIDDEN_COMMANDS = True # Ignore commands sent to @#channel or +#channel
 ALLOW_NOTICE_COMMANDS = False  # allow /notice #channel !command to be interpreted as a command
diff --git a/oyoyo/client.py b/oyoyo/client.py
index 65f4d6a..66898c4 100644
--- a/oyoyo/client.py
+++ b/oyoyo/client.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import time
 import threading
 import traceback
 import sys
+import ssl
 
 from oyoyo.parse import parse_raw_irc_command    
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class IRCClient(object):
         To enable blocking pass blocking=True. 
         """
         
-        self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)        
         self.nickname = ""
         self.hostmask = ""
         self.ident = ""
@@ -108,12 +109,16 @@ class IRCClient(object):
         self.connect_cb = None
         self.blocking = True
         self.sasl_auth = False
+        self.use_ssl = False
         self.lock = threading.RLock()
         
         self.tokenbucket = TokenBucket(23, 1.73)
 
         self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
         self.command_handler = cmd_handler
+        
+        if self.use_ssl:
+            self.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(self.socket)
 
         self._end = 0
 
diff --git a/wolfbot.py b/wolfbot.py
index dfcbf0b..f2fc54c 100755
--- a/wolfbot.py
+++ b/wolfbot.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def main():
                      password=botconfig.PASS,
                      nickname=botconfig.NICK,
                      sasl_auth=botconfig.SASL_AUTHENTICATION,
+                     use_ssl=botconfig.USE_SSL,
                      connect_cb=modules.common.connect_callback
                     )
     cli.mainLoop()