diff --git a/bernhard/__init__.py b/bernhard/__init__.py
index f3d238b..4ac8bd6 100644
--- a/bernhard/__init__.py
+++ b/bernhard/__init__.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def __init__(self, host, port, keyfile=None, certfile=None, ca_certs=None):
         self.sock = ssl.wrap_socket(self.sock,
                                     keyfile=keyfile,
                                     certfile=certfile,
-                                    cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED,
+                                    #cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED,
                                     ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1,
                                     ca_certs=ca_certs)
 
@@ -204,14 +204,23 @@ def raw(self):
 
 
 class Client(object):
-    def __init__(self, host='127.0.0.1', port=5555, transport=TCPTransport):
+    def __init__(self, host='127.0.0.1', port=5555, transport=TCPTransport, tls=False, keyfile=None, certfile=None, ca_certs=None):
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
         self.transport = transport
         self.connection = None
+        self.tls = tls
+        if tls:
+            self.keyfile = keyfile
+            self.certfile = certfile
+            self.ca_certs = ca_certs
 
     def connect(self):
-        self.connection = self.transport(self.host, self.port)
+        if self.tls:
+            self.connection = self.transport(self.host, self.port, self.keyfile,
+                                             self.certfile, self.ca_certs)
+        else:
+            self.connection = self.transport(self.host, self.port)
 
     def disconnect(self):
         try:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ddddb8e..a199aa4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name = 'bernhard',
-    version = '0.2.4',
+    version = '0.2.6',
     description = 'Python client for Riemann',
     long_description = long_description,
     author = 'Benjamin Anderspn',
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
     zip_safe = False,
     packages = ['bernhard'],
     include_package_data = True,
-    install_requires=['protobuf >= 2.4']
+    install_requires=['protobuf == 2.6.1']
 )