diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f0969e8..cbbcbbf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	nurl "net/url"
 	"os"
+        "regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -174,16 +175,35 @@ func NewHub() *Hub {
 
 func main() {
 	sseString := os.Getenv("SSE_HOST")
+        sslKey := os.Getenv("SSL_KEY")
+        sslCert := os.Getenv("SSL_CERT")
 	if sseString == "" {
-		log.Fatal("SSE_HOST is not set, example: SSE_HOST=localhost:3000")
+	log.Fatal("SSE_HOST is not set, example: SSE_HOST=localhost:3000 for non SSL or SSE_HOST=localhost:3001 for SSL. Please set SSL_KEY and SSL_CERT to full path of priv key and cert")
 	}
-	log.Println("[Info] botbot-eventsource is listening on " + sseString)
+  if ok, _ := regexp.Match("3000", []byte(sseString)); ok {
 
-	log.Println("[Info] Starting the eventsource Hub")
-	h := NewHub()
+  log.Println("[Info] botbot-eventsource is listening on " + sseString)
 
-	// eventsource endpoints
-	http.HandleFunc(ssePath, h.EventSourceHandler)
+  log.Println("[Info] Starting the eventsource Hub")
+  h := NewHub()
 
-	log.Fatalln(http.ListenAndServe(sseString, nil))
+  // eventsource endpoints
+  http.HandleFunc(ssePath, h.EventSourceHandler)
+
+  log.Fatalln(http.ListenAndServe(sseString, nil))
+
+  } else if sslKey == "" {
+  log.Fatal("SSL_KEY is not set, set it to full path to key file")
+  } else if sslCert  == "" {
+  log.Fatal("SSL_CERT is not set, set it to full path to cert file")
+  } else {
+  log.Println("[Info] botbot-eventsource is listening on " + sseString)
+
+  log.Println("[Info] Starting the eventsource Hub")
+  h := NewHub()
+
+  // eventsource endpoints
+  http.HandleFunc(ssePath, h.EventSourceHandler)
+  log.Fatalln(http.ListenAndServeTLS(sseString, sslCert, sslKey, nil))
+  }
 }