diff --git a/src/Server.cpp b/src/Server.cpp
index 82a1bc6..d7ab4c1 100644
--- a/src/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/Server.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 #include <QTcpServer>
 
-Server::Server(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
+Server::Server(QObject *parent, bool ignoreSslErrors) : QObject(parent) {
   m_tcp_server = new QTcpServer(this);
   m_page = new WebPage(this);
+  m_page->setIgnoreSslErrors(ignoreSslErrors);
 }
 
 bool Server::start() {
diff --git a/src/Server.h b/src/Server.h
index 69f881b..677097f 100644
--- a/src/Server.h
+++ b/src/Server.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Server : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    Server(QObject *parent = 0);
+    Server(QObject *parent, bool ignoreSslErrors);
     bool start();
     quint16 server_port() const;
 
diff --git a/src/WebPage.cpp b/src/WebPage.cpp
index 6729a8c..0a410c1 100644
--- a/src/WebPage.cpp
+++ b/src/WebPage.cpp
@@ -194,9 +194,19 @@ void WebPage::replyFinished(QNetworkReply *reply) {
 }
 
 void WebPage::ignoreSslErrors(QNetworkReply *reply, const QList<QSslError> &errors) {
-  reply->ignoreSslErrors(errors);
+  if (m_ignoreSslErrors)
+    reply->ignoreSslErrors(errors);
 }
 
+void WebPage::setIgnoreSslErrors(bool ignore) {
+  m_ignoreSslErrors = ignore;
+}
+
+bool WebPage::ignoreSslErrors() {
+  return m_ignoreSslErrors;
+}
+
+
 int WebPage::getLastStatus() {
   return m_lastStatus;
 }
diff --git a/src/WebPage.h b/src/WebPage.h
index 44f7d3a..79a50d2 100644
--- a/src/WebPage.h
+++ b/src/WebPage.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class WebPage : public QWebPage {
     void setCustomNetworkAccessManager();
     bool render(const QString &fileName);
     virtual bool extension (Extension extension, const ExtensionOption *option=0, ExtensionReturn *output=0);
+    void setIgnoreSslErrors(bool ignore);
+    bool ignoreSslErrors();
 
   public slots:
     bool shouldInterruptJavaScript();
@@ -47,5 +49,6 @@ class WebPage : public QWebPage {
     void setUserStylesheet();
     int m_lastStatus;
     QString m_pageHeaders;
+    bool m_ignoreSslErrors;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f009d64..f329845 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   app.setOrganizationName("thoughtbot, inc");
   app.setOrganizationDomain("thoughtbot.com");
 
-  Server server;
+  QStringList args = app.arguments();
+  bool ignoreSslErrors = args.contains("--ignore-ssl-errors");
+
+  Server server(0, ignoreSslErrors);
 
   if (server.start()) {
     std::cout << "Capybara-webkit server started, listening on port: " << server.server_port() << std::endl;
+    if (ignoreSslErrors)
+      std::cout << "Ignoring SSL errors" << std::endl;
     return app.exec();
   } else {
     std::cerr << "Couldn't start capybara-webkit server" << std::endl;