diff --git a/source/backends/irc.rb b/source/backends/irc.rb
index 27992b1..d0ac321 100644
--- a/source/backends/irc.rb
+++ b/source/backends/irc.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ module Backend_IRC
                cfg.password   = info[:pass]     if info.key? :pass
                cfg.modes      = info[:modes]    if info.key? :modes
                cfg.channels   = info[:channels] if info.key? :channels
-               cfg.ssl        = true
+               cfg.ssl.use    = true
                cfg.ssl.verify = true
                cfg.realname   = "vrobot4"
                cfg.user       = "vrobot4"