diff --git a/libpathod/test.py b/libpathod/test.py
index 53cbd8d5d..508605bf9 100644
--- a/libpathod/test.py
+++ b/libpathod/test.py
@@ -1,36 +1,41 @@
 import json, threading, Queue
 import requests
-import pathod
+import pathod, utils
 
 IFACE = "127.0.0.1"
 
 class Daemon:
-    def __init__(self, staticdir=None, anchors=()):
+    def __init__(self, staticdir=None, anchors=(), ssl=None):
         self.app = pathod.make_app(staticdir=staticdir, anchors=anchors)
         self.q = Queue.Queue()
-        self.thread = PaThread(self.q, self.app)
+        self.thread = PaThread(self.q, self.app, ssl)
         self.thread.start()
         self.port = self.q.get(True, 5)
-        self.urlbase = "http://%s:%s"%(IFACE, self.port)
+        self.urlbase = "%s://%s:%s"%("https" if ssl else "http", IFACE, self.port)
 
     def info(self):
-        resp = requests.get("%s/api/info"%self.urlbase)
-        if resp.ok:
-            return json.loads(resp.read())
+        resp = requests.get("%s/api/info"%self.urlbase, verify=False)
+        return resp.json
 
     def shutdown(self):
-        requests.post("%s/api/shutdown"%self.urlbase)
+        requests.post("%s/api/shutdown"%self.urlbase, verify=False)
 
 
 class PaThread(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, q, app):
+    def __init__(self, q, app, ssl):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-        self.q = q
-        self.app = app
+        self.q, self.app, self.ssl = q, app, ssl
         self.port = None
 
 # begin nocover
     def run(self):
-        self.server, self.port = pathod.make_server(self.app, 0, IFACE, None)
+        if self.ssl is True:
+            ssloptions = dict(
+                 keyfile = utils.data.path("resources/server.key"),
+                 certfile = utils.data.path("resources/server.crt"),
+            )
+        else:
+            ssloptions = self.ssl
+        self.server, self.port = pathod.make_server(self.app, 0, IFACE, ssloptions)
         self.q.put(self.port)
         pathod.run(self.server)
diff --git a/test/test_test.py b/test/test_test.py
index c10cee4cd..086f3dfcc 100644
--- a/test/test_test.py
+++ b/test/test_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import time
+import time, logging
 import libpry
 import requests
-from libpathod import test, version
+from libpathod import test, version, utils
 
+logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)
 
 class uDaemonManual(libpry.AutoTree):
     def test_startstop(self):
@@ -11,8 +12,27 @@ class uDaemonManual(libpry.AutoTree):
         assert rsp.ok
         assert rsp.status_code == 202
         d.shutdown()
-        rsp = requests.get("http://localhost:%s/p/202"%d.port)
-        assert not rsp.ok
+        libpry.raises(requests.ConnectionError, requests.get, "http://localhost:%s/p/202"%d.port)
+
+    def test_startstop_ssl(self):
+        d = test.Daemon(ssl=True)
+        rsp = requests.get("https://localhost:%s/p/202"%d.port, verify=False)
+        assert rsp.ok
+        assert rsp.status_code == 202
+        d.shutdown()
+        libpry.raises(requests.ConnectionError, requests.get, "http://localhost:%s/p/202"%d.port)
+
+    def test_startstop_ssl_explicit(self):
+        ssloptions = dict(
+             keyfile = utils.data.path("resources/server.key"),
+             certfile = utils.data.path("resources/server.crt"),
+        )
+        d = test.Daemon(ssl=ssloptions)
+        rsp = requests.get("https://localhost:%s/p/202"%d.port, verify=False)
+        assert rsp.ok
+        assert rsp.status_code == 202
+        d.shutdown()
+        libpry.raises(requests.ConnectionError, requests.get, "http://localhost:%s/p/202"%d.port)
 
 
 class uDaemon(libpry.AutoTree):