diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
index 44a777c..b629a2b 100644
--- a/irc.go
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (i *IRCConnection) ConnectSSL(server string) error {
 	i.server = server
 	fmt.Printf("Connecting to %s over SSL\n", i.server)
 	var err error
-	i.socket, err = tls.Dial("tcp", i.server, nil)
+	i.socket, err = tls.Dial("tcp", i.server, i.SSLConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/irc_struct.go b/irc_struct.go
index fb1b788..6ad78ad 100644
--- a/irc_struct.go
+++ b/irc_struct.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package irc
 import (
 	"net"
 	"time"
+	"crypto/tls"
 )
 
 type IRCConnection struct {
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ type IRCConnection struct {
 	VerboseCallbackHandler bool
 
 	quitting bool
+
+	SSLConfig *tls.Config
 }
 
 type IRCEvent struct {