diff --git a/httpclient.php b/httpclient.php
index e0c39a6..4f2d350 100644
--- a/httpclient.php
+++ b/httpclient.php
@@ -442,6 +442,20 @@ class Httpclient
   }
   // }}}
 
+  /** Get/Set the ssl options
+    * @param array|null $ssloptions The SSL Options to use
+    * @return $this
+    */
+  public function ssloptions ($ssloptions = null)
+  // {{{
+  {
+    if ($ssloptions === null)
+      return $this->ssloptions;
+    $this->ssloptions = $ssloptions;
+    return $this;
+  }
+  // }}}
+
   //////////////////////////////////
   ////    THE ACTIVE METHODS    ////
   //////////////////////////////////
@@ -457,7 +471,7 @@ class Httpclient
     * @param array|null $ssloptions The SSL options (stream_context_set_option)
     * @return the page body
     */
-  public function getPage ($url, $ssloptions = array ())
+  public function getPage ($url, $ssloptions = null)
   // {{{
   {
     $this->method ("GET");
@@ -472,11 +486,12 @@ class Httpclient
     * @param array|null $ssloptions The SSL options (stream_context_set_option)
     * @return $this
     */
-  public function connect ($ssloptions = array ())
+  public function connect ($ssloptions = null)
   // {{{
   {
     $this->log (2, "## URL Start $this->method $this->url");
-    $this->ssloptions = $ssloptions;
+    if ($ssloptions !== null)
+      $this->ssloptions = $ssloptions;
     $this->headersReceived = array ();
     $this->bodySize = null;
     $this->httpCode = null;