diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 35de048..da71600 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+import ssl
 import threading
 import irc.client
+import irc.connection
 import tinyurl
 import time
 import re
@@ -18,7 +20,11 @@ def __init__(self, config, db, on_connect_cb):
         irc.client.SimpleIRCClient.__init__(self)
         self.__config = config
         self.__db = db
-        self.connect(self.__config.HOST, self.__config.PORT, self.__config.NICK)
+        if self.__config.SSL:
+            ssl_factory = irc.connection.Factory(wrapper=ssl.wrap_socket)
+            self.connect(self.__config.HOST, self.__config.PORT, self.__config.NICK, connect_factory=ssl_factory)
+        else:
+            self.connect(self.__config.HOST, self.__config.PORT, self.__config.NICK)
         self.__on_connect_cb = on_connect_cb
         self.num_col = self.__config.num_col
         self.date = self.__config.date
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ def __handle_msg(self, msg):
                 news_count = self.__db.get_news_count()
                 answer = "Feeds: " + Colours(self.num_col,str(feeds_count)).get() + ", News: " + Colours(self.num_col,str(news_count)).get()
 
-            # Print last 25 news. 
+            # Print last 25 news.
             elif msg == "!last":
                 answer = ""
                 for entry in self.__db.get_latest_news()[::-1]:
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ def on_pubmsg(self, connection, event):
         # Get the message. We are only interested in "!help"
         msg = event.arguments[0].lower().strip()
 
-        # Send the answer as a private message 
+        # Send the answer as a private message
         if msg == "!help":
             self.send_msg(event.source.nick, self.__help_msg())
 
@@ -210,4 +216,4 @@ def __fetch_feed(self, feed_info):
                 print "Failed: " + feed_info[1]
 
             # sleep frequency minutes
-            time.sleep(int(feed_info[3])*60) 
+            time.sleep(int(feed_info[3])*60)
diff --git a/config.py.sample b/config.py.sample
index 50e37f3..ca7ccf0 100644
--- a/config.py.sample
+++ b/config.py.sample
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Config(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.HOST = "irc.freenode.org"
         self.PORT = 6667
+        self.SSL = False
         self.CHANNEL = "##YOURCHANNEL"
         self.NICK = "YOURBOTNICK"
         self.admin_nicks= ['YOURADMINNICK']