diff --git a/Gopkg.toml b/Gopkg.toml
index fbe6b7f6..7555b54f 100644
--- a/Gopkg.toml
+++ b/Gopkg.toml
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
   name = "github.com/gorilla/websocket"
   version = "1.2.0"
 
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/urfave/cli"
-  version = "1.20.0"
-
 [prune]
   go-tests = true
   unused-packages = true
diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index d8596572..ae6cbdbf 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package client
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -305,31 +306,56 @@ func (c *Client) Disconnect() {
 	}
 }
 
-// ConnectTo connects to the server at addr, for now the only supported protocol is tcp
+// ConnectToTLS connects to the server at addr using TLS, for now the only supported protocol is tcp
 // this methods blocks as it also handles the messages from the server
-func (c *Client) ConnectTo(addr string) error {
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", addr)
+func (c *Client) ConnectToTLS(addr string, skipVerify bool) error {
+	conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", addr, &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: skipVerify,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	c.conn = conn
 	c.IncomingMsgChan = make(chan *message.Message, 10)
 
-	err = c.sendHandshakeRequest()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = c.handleHandshake(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = c.handleHandshakeResponse()
+	c.closeChan = make(chan struct{})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ConnectTo connects to the server at addr, for now the only supported protocol is tcp
+// this methods blocks as it also handles the messages from the server
+func (c *Client) ConnectTo(addr string) error {
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.conn = conn
+	c.IncomingMsgChan = make(chan *message.Message, 10)
+
+	if err = c.handleHandshake(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	c.closeChan = make(chan struct{})
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Client) handleHandshake() error {
+	if err := c.sendHandshakeRequest(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := c.handleHandshakeResponse(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SendRequest sends a request to the server
 func (c *Client) SendRequest(route string, data []byte) (uint, error) {
 	return c.sendMsg(message.Request, route, data)