diff --git a/include/ts_profile.hrl b/include/ts_profile.hrl
index 1ae88ad3e..b13371916 100644
--- a/include/ts_profile.hrl
+++ b/include/ts_profile.hrl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 % protocol options
 -record(proto_opts,
-        {ssl_ciphers   = negociate, % for ssl only
+        {ssl_ciphers   = negotiate, % for ssl only
          bosh_path = "/http-bind/",  % for bash only
          tcp_reuseaddr  = false,  % for tcp reuseaddr
          ip_transparent = false,  % set IP_TRANSPARENT option on the socket
diff --git a/src/tsung/ts_ssl.erl b/src/tsung/ts_ssl.erl
index 91e6ca6dc..5c9f170ac 100644
--- a/src/tsung/ts_ssl.erl
+++ b/src/tsung/ts_ssl.erl
@@ -8,15 +8,19 @@
 -include("ts_config.hrl").
 
 
-protocol_options(#proto_opts{ssl_ciphers=Ciphers, certificate = Cert,
+protocol_options(#proto_opts{ssl_versions=Versions, ssl_ciphers=Ciphers, certificate = Cert,
                              is_first_connect = First, reuse_sessions =Reuse}) when First or not Reuse->
-    [binary, {active, once}, {reuse_sessions, false} ] ++ Cert ++ set_ciphers(Ciphers);
-protocol_options(#proto_opts{ssl_ciphers=Ciphers, certificate = Cert}) ->
-    [binary, {active, once}] ++ Cert ++ set_ciphers(Ciphers).
+    [binary, {active, once}, {reuse_sessions, false} ] ++ Cert ++ set_ciphers(Ciphers) ++ set_versions(Versions);
+protocol_options(#proto_opts{ssl_versions=Versions, ssl_ciphers=Ciphers, certificate = Cert}) ->
+    [binary, {active, once}] ++ Cert ++ set_ciphers(Ciphers) ++ set_versions(Versions).
 
-set_ciphers(negociate)-> [];
+set_ciphers(negotiate)-> [];
 set_ciphers(Ciphers)  -> [{ciphers, Ciphers}].
 
+set_versions(negotiate)-> [];
+set_versions(Versions)  -> [{versions, Versions}].
+
+
 %% -> {ok, Socket}
 connect(Host, Port, Opts) when is_list(Host) ->
     connect(Host, Port, opts_to_tcp_opts(Opts), infinity);
diff --git a/src/tsung/tsung.app.in b/src/tsung/tsung.app.in
index e97d44b3c..29f1f042b 100644
--- a/src/tsung/tsung.app.in
+++ b/src/tsung/tsung.app.in
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
                      {http_modified_since_date, "Fri, 14 Nov 2003 02:43:31 GMT"},
                      {client_retry_timeout, 10}, % retry sending (in microsec.)
                      {max_retries, 3},        % number of max retries
-                     {ssl_ciphers, negociate},
+                     {ssl_ciphers, negotiate},
+                     {ssl_versions, negotiate},
 
 %%% -------- JABBER OPTIONS
                      {jabber_users, 2000000},
diff --git a/src/tsung_controller/ts_config.erl b/src/tsung_controller/ts_config.erl
index 16dd3d8ef..c5ff2c0c0 100644
--- a/src/tsung_controller/ts_config.erl
+++ b/src/tsung_controller/ts_config.erl
@@ -782,11 +782,17 @@ parse(Element = #xmlElement{name=option, attributes=Attrs},
                     ets:insert(Tab,{{thinktime, override}, Override}),
                     lists:foldl( fun parse/2, Conf, Element#xmlElement.content);
                 "ssl_ciphers" ->
-                    Cipher = getAttr(string,Attrs, value, negociate),
+                    Cipher = getAttr(string,Attrs, value, negotiate),
                     OldProto =  Conf#config.proto_opts,
                     NewProto =  OldProto#proto_opts{ssl_ciphers=Cipher},
                     lists:foldl( fun parse/2, Conf#config{proto_opts=NewProto},
                                  Element#xmlElement.content);
+                "ssl_versions" ->
+                    Protocol = getAttr(atom,Attrs, value, negotiate),
+                    OldProto =  Conf#config.proto_opts,
+                    NewProto =  OldProto#proto_opts{ssl_versions=[Protocol]},
+                    lists:foldl( fun parse/2, Conf#config{proto_opts=NewProto},
+                                 Element#xmlElement.content);
                 "ssl_reuse_sessions" ->
                     case getAttr(atom,Attrs, value, true) of
                         false ->