diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a3ac75..27f68a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ npm install jenkins-badge
     -V, --version      output the version number
     -u, --url <url>    Jenkins url (http://user@password:url:port) <url>
     -p, --port [port]  Port (default 2323)
+    --no-strict        Use non-strict SSL
 ```
 
 Then you can include this type of markdown in your page:
diff --git a/bin/jenkins-badge b/bin/jenkins-badge
index bed4523..9186bcc 100755
--- a/bin/jenkins-badge
+++ b/bin/jenkins-badge
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var express = require('express');
 var async = require('async');
 var program = require('commander');
 var pkg = require('../package.json');
+var debug = require('debug')('jenkins-badge');
 
 /**
  * Parse argv.
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ program
   .version(pkg.version)
   .option('-u, --url <url>', 'Jenkins url (http://user@password:url:port) <url>')
   .option('-p, --port [port]', 'Port (default 2323)', 2323)
+  .option('--no-strict', 'Use non-strict SSL')
   .parse(process.argv);
 
 if (! program.url) program.help();
@@ -28,9 +30,14 @@ if (! program.url) program.help();
  */
 
 function queryLastBuild(name, branch, cb) {
+  var url = program.url + '/job/' + name + '/lastBuild/git/api/json';
+
+  debug('GET %s', url);
+
   request.get({
-    url: program.url + '/job/' + name + '/lastBuild/git/api/json',
-    json: true
+    url: url,
+    json: true,
+    strictSSL: program.strict
   }, function (err, res) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     cb(null, _.find(res.body.buildsByBranchName, function (value, name) {
@@ -48,9 +55,14 @@ function queryLastBuild(name, branch, cb) {
  */
 
 function queryBuild(name, number, cb) {
+  var url = program.url + '/job/' + name + '/' + number + '/api/json';
+
+  debug('GET %s', url);
+
   request.get({
-    url: program.url + '/job/' + name + '/' + number + '/api/json',
-    json: true
+    url: url,
+    json: true,
+    strictSSL: program.strict
   }, function (err, res) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     cb(null, res.body);
@@ -89,7 +101,10 @@ var app = express();
 
 app.get('/:name', function (req, res) {
   getBuild(req.params.name, req.query.branch || 'master', function (err, build) {
-    if (err) return res.redirect('http://img.shields.io/badge/jenkins-error-lightgrey.svg');
+    if (err) {
+      debug('ERROR', err);
+      return res.redirect('http://img.shields.io/badge/jenkins-error-lightgrey.svg');
+    }
     if (! build) return res.redirect('http://img.shields.io/badge/jenkins-unknown-lightgrey.svg');
     var status = build.result === 'SUCCESS' ? 'passing' : 'failing';
     var color = build.result === 'SUCCESS' ? 'brightgreen' : 'red';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7c5c83..be202d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^0.9.0",
     "commander": "^2.2.0",
+    "debug": "^1.0.4",
     "express": "^4.5.1",
     "lodash": "^2.4.1",
     "request": "^2.37.0"