diff --git a/lib/jsgi-node.js b/lib/jsgi-node.js
index fc67d17..bf4343f 100644
--- a/lib/jsgi-node.js
+++ b/lib/jsgi-node.js
@@ -234,9 +234,13 @@ function start( app, options ) {
   
   var port = options.port || 8080;
   
-  var http = require( "http" ).createServer( app );
-  http.listen( port );
+  if ( options.ssl ) {
+  	require( "https" ).createServer( options.ssl, app ).listen( port );
+  } else {
+    require( "http" ).createServer( app ).listen( port );
+  }
+
   sys.puts( "Server running on port " + port );
   return http; 
 };
-module.exports = start;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = start;