diff --git a/lib/jirahelper/misc.rb b/lib/jirahelper/misc.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/jirahelper/misc.rb
+++ b/lib/jirahelper/misc.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ module JiraHelper
         password: config.password,
         site: config.site,
         context_path: config.context,
-        auth_type: :basic
+        auth_type: :basic,
+        use_ssl: config.use_ssl,
       )
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/lita/handlers/jira.rb b/lib/lita/handlers/jira.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/lita/handlers/jira.rb
+++ b/lib/lita/handlers/jira.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Lita
       config :ambient, required: false, types: [TrueClass, FalseClass], default: false
       config :ignore, required: false, type: Array, default: []
       config :rooms, required: false, type: Array
+      config :use_ssl, required: false, types: [TrueClass, FalseClass], default: true
 
       include ::JiraHelper::Issue
       include ::JiraHelper::Misc
Adding options to disable SSL

Using correct method