diff --git a/libpathod/pathod.py b/libpathod/pathod.py
index fa5d519cd..ce64acf99 100644
--- a/libpathod/pathod.py
+++ b/libpathod/pathod.py
@@ -70,15 +70,16 @@ class PathodHandler(tcp.BaseHandler):
                         '\r\n'
                         )
             self.wfile.flush()
-            try:
-                self.convert_to_ssl(
-                    self.server.ssloptions.certfile,
-                    self.server.ssloptions.keyfile,
-                )
-            except tcp.NetLibError, v:
-                s = str(v)
-                self.info(s)
-                return False, dict(type = "error", msg = s)
+            if not self.server.ssloptions.not_after_connect:
+                try:
+                    self.convert_to_ssl(
+                        self.server.ssloptions.certfile,
+                        self.server.ssloptions.keyfile,
+                    )
+                except tcp.NetLibError, v:
+                    s = str(v)
+                    self.info(s)
+                    return False, dict(type = "error", msg = s)
             return True, None
         elif m(http.parse_init_proxy(line)):
             method, _, _, _, path, httpversion = m.v
diff --git a/test/test_pathod.py b/test/test_pathod.py
index 0463fc550..665ef8434 100644
--- a/test/test_pathod.py
+++ b/test/test_pathod.py
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ class TestNoApi(tutils.DaemonTests):
         assert not "Log" in r.content
 
 
+class TestNotAfterConnect(tutils.DaemonTests):
+    ssl = False
+    not_after_connect = True
+    def test_connect(self):
+        v = self.pathoc(r"get:'http://foo.com/p/202':da", connect_to=("localhost", self.d.port))
+        assert v[1] == 202
+
+
 class TestNohang(tutils.DaemonTests):
     nohang = True
     def test_nohang(self):
diff --git a/test/tutils.py b/test/tutils.py
index 580174d9f..596490532 100644
--- a/test/tutils.py
+++ b/test/tutils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import tempfile, os, shutil
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from libpathod import utils, test, pathoc
+from libpathod import utils, test, pathoc, pathod
 import requests
 
 class DaemonTests:
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ class DaemonTests:
     ssl = False
     timeout = None
     hexdump = False
+    not_after_connect = False
     @classmethod
     def setUpAll(self):
+        so = pathod.SSLOptions(not_after_connect = self.not_after_connect)
         self.d = test.Daemon(
             staticdir=test_data.path("data"),
             anchors=[("/anchor/.*", "202:da")],
             ssl = self.ssl,
+            ssloptions = so,
             sizelimit=1*1024*1024,
             noweb = self.noweb,
             noapi = self.noapi,