diff --git a/rida.conf b/rida.conf
index f8305b95..e7d4c84e 100644
--- a/rida.conf
+++ b/rida.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ rpms_allow_repository = False
 rpms_default_cache = http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/repo/pkgs/
 rpms_allow_cache = False
 
+ssl_enabled = True
 ssl_certificate_file = server.crt
 ssl_certificate_key_file = server.key
 ssl_ca_certificate_file = cacert.pem