diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1151b02..ee60a55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ usage: check_http_json.py [-h] -H HOST [-p PATH]
                           [-q [KEY_VALUE_LIST [KEY_VALUE_LIST ...]]]
                           [-l [KEY_LTE_LIST [KEY_LTE_LIST ...]]]
                           [-g [KEY_GTE_LIST [KEY_GTE_LIST ...]]]
-                          [-m [METRIC_LIST [METRIC_LIST ...]]] [-d]
+                          [-m [METRIC_LIST [METRIC_LIST ...]]] [-s] [-d]
+
 
 Nagios plugin which checks json values from a given endpoint against argument
 specified rules and determines the status and performance data for that
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ optional arguments:
                         plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html Additional formats for
                         this parameter are: (key), (key,UnitOfMeasure),
                         (key,UnitOfMeasure,Min,Max).
+  -s, --ssl             HTTPS mode.
   -d, --debug           Debug mode.
 ```
 
diff --git a/check_http_json.py b/check_http_json.py
index 2db2fd1..61096f7 100755
--- a/check_http_json.py
+++ b/check_http_json.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def parseArgs():
 		help='Gathers the values of these keys (key,UnitOfMeasure,Min,Max,WarnRange,CriticalRange) for Nagios performance data.\
 		More information about Range format and units of measure for nagios can be found at https://nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html\
 		Additional formats for this parameter are: (key), (key,UnitOfMeasure), (key,UnitOfMeasure,Min,Max).')
+	parser.add_argument('-s', '--ssl', action='store_true', help='HTTPS mode.')
 	parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', action='store_true', help='Debug mode.')
 
 	return parser.parse_args()
@@ -173,7 +174,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	args = parseArgs()
 	nagios = NagiosHelper()
 
-	url = "http://%s" % args.host
+	if args.ssl:
+		url = "https://%s" % args.host
+	else:
+		url = "http://%s" % args.host
+
 	if args.path: url += "/%s" % args.path
 	debugPrint(args.debug, "url:%s" % url)
 
@@ -205,4 +210,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
 	# Print Nagios specific string and exit appropriately
 	print nagios.getMessage()
-	exit(nagios.code)
\ No newline at end of file
+	exit(nagios.code)