diff --git a/src/projections/projectionsClient.js b/src/projections/projectionsClient.js
index 35829cb..0640549 100644
--- a/src/projections/projectionsClient.js
+++ b/src/projections/projectionsClient.js
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ function safeParseJson(json) {
   }
 }
 
-function ProjectionsClient(log, operationTimeout) {
+function ProjectionsClient(log, operationTimeout, rejectUnauthorized) {
   this._log = log;
   this._operationTimeout = operationTimeout;
+  this._rejectUnauthorized = typeof rejectUnauthorized === 'undefined' ? true : !!rejectUnauthorized;
 }
 
 ProjectionsClient.prototype.enable = function(httpEndPoint, name, userCredentials) {
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ ProjectionsClient.prototype.request = function(method, _url, data, userCredentia
   if (userCredentials) {
     options.auth = [userCredentials.username, userCredentials.password].join(':');
   }
+  if (!this._rejectUnauthorized) {
+    options.rejectUnauthorized = false;
+  }
   var self = this;
   return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
     const timeout = setTimeout(function () {
diff --git a/src/projections/projectionsManager.js b/src/projections/projectionsManager.js
index da04ef2..1992213 100644
--- a/src/projections/projectionsManager.js
+++ b/src/projections/projectionsManager.js
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ const ProjectionsClient = require('./projectionsClient');
  * @param {Logger} log              Instance of Logger to use for logging.
  * @param {string} httpEndPoint     HTTP endpoint of an Event Store server.
  * @param {number} operationTimeout Operation timeout in milliseconds.
+ * @param {boolean} [rejectUnauthorized] Reject authorized SSL certs (if using SSL) - set to false is using self-signed certs
  * @constructor
  */
-function ProjectionsManager(log, httpEndPoint, operationTimeout) {
+function ProjectionsManager(log, httpEndPoint, operationTimeout, rejectUnauthorized) {
   ensure.notNull(log, "log");
   ensure.notNull(httpEndPoint, "httpEndPoint");
-  this._client = new ProjectionsClient(log, operationTimeout);
+  this._client = new ProjectionsClient(log, operationTimeout, rejectUnauthorized);
   this._httpEndPoint = httpEndPoint;
 }
 
@@ -211,4 +212,4 @@ ProjectionsManager.prototype.delete = function(name, deleteEmittedStreams, delet
   return this._client.delete(this._httpEndPoint, name, deleteEmittedStreams, deleteStateStream, deleteCheckpointStream, userCredentials);
 };
 
-module.exports = ProjectionsManager;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = ProjectionsManager;
diff --git a/test/common/base_test.js b/test/common/base_test.js
index 88a49a2..60e14b8 100644
--- a/test/common/base_test.js
+++ b/test/common/base_test.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ protobufJS.configure();
 
 var settings = {
   log: new NoopLogger(),
+  useSslConnection: true,
+  validateServer: false
 };
 if (process.env.TESTS_VERBOSE_LOGGING === '1') {
   settings.verboseLogging = true;
diff --git a/test/persistentSubscription_test.js b/test/persistentSubscription_test.js
index 4fd40f4..9f1d717 100644
--- a/test/persistentSubscription_test.js
+++ b/test/persistentSubscription_test.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = {
       done();
     }
     var self = this;
-    this.conn.connectToPersistentSubscription(testStreamName, 'consumer-1', eventAppeared, subscriptionDropped)
+    this.conn.connectToPersistentSubscription(testStreamName, 'consumer-1', eventAppeared, subscriptionDropped, adminCredentials)
       .then(function(subscription) {
         test.ok(subscription, "Subscription is null.");
         return self.conn.appendToStream(testStreamName, client.expectedVersion.any, [createRandomEvent(), createRandomEvent()]);
diff --git a/test/projections_test.js b/test/projections_test.js
index 5ff603d..58a6e99 100644
--- a/test/projections_test.js
+++ b/test/projections_test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const client = require('../lib/dist');
 const userCredentials = new client.UserCredentials('admin', 'changeit');
 
 const log = new client.NoopLogger();
-const httpEndpoint = `http://${process.env.EVENTSTORE_HOST || "localhost"}:2113`;
+const httpEndpoint = `https://${process.env.EVENTSTORE_HOST || "localhost"}:2113`;
 const operationTimeout = 5000;
 
 const simpleProjection = "\
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fromStream('$stats-127.0.0.1:2113')\
 
 module.exports = {
   setUp: function(cb) {
-    this.projectionsManager = new client.ProjectionsManager(log, httpEndpoint, operationTimeout);
+    this.projectionsManager = new client.ProjectionsManager(log, httpEndpoint, operationTimeout, false);
     cb();
   },
   'Create One Time Projection Happy Path': function(test) {