diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a6bdf1..19459a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ coin = Api('Bitcoin')
 
 # Set the return format to UTF-8 (Human readable).
 coin = Api('Bitcoin', 'text')
+
+# Use secure SSL connection
+coin = Api('Bitcoin', use_https=True)
 ```
 
 #### Keeping it fast
diff --git a/blockr/api.py b/blockr/api.py
index 3e85583..ab036db 100644
--- a/blockr/api.py
+++ b/blockr/api.py
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 class Api(ApiService):
     """ The main API class. Calls the Block API with HTTP GET requests. """
     """ Test """
-    def __init__(self, currency, data='json'):
+    def __init__(self, currency, data='json', use_https=False):
         ApiService.__init__(self, currency)
         self.data = data
-        self.url = self.build_url()
+        self.url = self.build_url(use_https)
 
     # Coin API
     def coin_info(self):
diff --git a/blockr/service.py b/blockr/service.py
index 6aa8a29..055bdfb 100644
--- a/blockr/service.py
+++ b/blockr/service.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class ApiService(object):
     currency = None
     data = None
     base = None
+    protocol = None
     url = 'blockr.io/'
     version = 'api/v1/'
     coin = 'coin/info/'
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def __init__(self, currency):
                 """Only {1} are supported. The currency: "{0}" not allowed"""
                    .format(self.currency, self.currencies))
 
-    def build_url(self):
+    def build_url(self, use_https=False):
         """ Build the url according the users currency, and API version."""
         if self.currency == 'bitcoin':
             self.base = ''
@@ -60,7 +61,15 @@ def build_url(self):
         if self.currency == 'megacoin':
             self.base = 'mec.'
 
-        return 'http://{0}{1}{2}'.format(self.base, self.url, self.version)
+        if use_https:
+            self.protocol = "https://"
+        else:
+            self.protocol = "http://"
+
+        return '{protocol}{base}{url}{version}'.format(protocol=self.protocol,
+                                                       base=self.base,
+                                                       url=self.url,
+                                                       version=self.version)
 
     def execute(self, req):
         """ The main caller method. HTTP reqs are passed via this method. """
@@ -68,4 +77,3 @@ def execute(self, req):
             return req.json()
         if self.data == 'text':
             return req.text
-
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index f1575c8..ac7c79b 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ def test_digitalcoin_base_url_builder(self):
         """ Testing digitalcoin root URI """
         self.root_url(self.dgc.build_url(), 'http://dgc.blockr.io/api/v1/')
 
+    def test_bitcoin_base_url_https_builder(self):
+        """ Testing bitcoin root URI """
+        self.root_url(self.btc.build_url(use_https=True), 'https://blockr.io/api/v1/')
+
+    def test_litecoin_base_url_https_builder(self):
+        """ Testing litecoin root URI """
+        self.root_url(self.ltc.build_url(use_https=True), 'https://ltc.blockr.io/api/v1/')
+
+    def test_digitalcoin_base_url_https_builder(self):
+        """ Testing digitalcoin root URI """
+        self.root_url(self.dgc.build_url(use_https=True), 'https://dgc.blockr.io/api/v1/')
+
     def test_coin_info(self):
         """ Testing the coin info HTTP call """