diff --git a/bin/mongobq b/bin/mongobq
index 49ba4a5..c17ce6c 100755
--- a/bin/mongobq
+++ b/bin/mongobq
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ program
   .option('-u, --username <username>', 'specifies a mongodb username to authenticate')
   .option('-p, --password <password>', 'specifies a mongodb password to authenticate')
   .option('-d, --database <database>', 'specifies the name of the database')
+  .option('--ssl', 'specifies to use ssl for mongod connection')
   .option('-c, --collection <collection>', 'specifies the collection to export')
   .option('-f, --fields <field1[,field2]>', 'specifies a field or fields to include in the export')
   .option('-q, --query <JSON>', 'provides a JSON document as a query that optionally limits the documents returned in the export', JSON.parse)
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var opts = {
   collection: program.collection,
   username: program.username,
   password: program.password,
+  ssl: program.ssl,
   query: program.query || {},
   fields: parseFields(program.schema, program.fields),
   project: program.project,
diff --git a/lib/mongo.js b/lib/mongo.js
index 7464c66..d34d2b6 100644
--- a/lib/mongo.js
+++ b/lib/mongo.js
@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ var MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
 var SCHEMA = 'mongodb';
 
 function buildMongodbUri(opts) {
+  var queryParams = '';
+  if (opts.ssl) {
+    queryParams += "?ssl=true";
+  }
+
   if (opts.username) {
-    return util.format("%s://%s:%s@%s:%d/%s", SCHEMA, opts.username, opts.password, opts.host, opts.port, opts.database);
+    return util.format("%s://%s:%s@%s:%d/%s%s", SCHEMA, opts.username, opts.password, opts.host, opts.port, opts.database, queryParams);
   } else {
-    return util.format("%s://%s:%d/%s", SCHEMA, opts.host, opts.port, opts.database);
+    return util.format("%s://%s:%d/%s%s", SCHEMA, opts.host, opts.port, opts.database, queryParams);
   }
 }