diff --git a/lib/segment/analytics/transport.rb b/lib/segment/analytics/transport.rb
index 6ee14d8..51d5bb9 100644
--- a/lib/segment/analytics/transport.rb
+++ b/lib/segment/analytics/transport.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Transport
       def initialize(options = {})
         options[:host] ||= HOST
         options[:port] ||= PORT
-        options[:ssl] ||= SSL
+        options.fetch(:ssl, SSL) == true
         @headers = options[:headers] || HEADERS
         @path = options[:path] || PATH
         @retries = options[:retries] || RETRIES
diff --git a/spec/segment/analytics/transport_spec.rb b/spec/segment/analytics/transport_spec.rb
index b73ce9d..9717bc6 100644
--- a/spec/segment/analytics/transport_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/segment/analytics/transport_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Analytics
           allow(Net::HTTP).to receive(:new) { net_http }
         end
 
-        it 'sets an initalized Net::HTTP read_timeout' do
+        it 'sets an initalized Net::HTTP use_ssl' do
           expect(net_http).to receive(:use_ssl=)
           described_class.new
         end
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class Analytics
               backoff_policy: backoff_policy,
               host: host,
               port: port
+              ssl: false
             }
           end
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class Analytics
 
           it 'initializes a new Net::HTTP with passed in host and port' do
             expect(Net::HTTP).to receive(:new).with(host, port)
+            expect(Net::HTTP).to receive(:use_ssl).with(false)
             described_class.new(options)
           end
         end