diff --git a/lib/node.io/request.js b/lib/node.io/request.js
index 9a4069a..93acc4d 100755
--- a/lib/node.io/request.js
+++ b/lib/node.io/request.js
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ Job.prototype.doRequest = function (method, resource, body, headers, callback, p
         port = (url.protocol === 'http:') ? 80 : 443;
     }
         
-    var host = http.createClient(port, url.hostname),
+    var secure = (url.protocol == 'https:') ? true : false;
+
+    var host = http.createClient(port, url.hostname, secure),
         req_url = url.pathname;
     
     if (typeof headers.host === 'undefined') {
@@ -502,4 +504,4 @@ var HttpProxy = function (host) {
  * Export proxies
  */
 exports.HttpProxy = HttpProxy;
-exports.Proxy = Proxy;
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+exports.Proxy = Proxy;