diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 976ec21..f747d6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * Add CGI as dependency for Ruby 3.5+
 * Add batch capability to Phone Numbers verification
+* Don't enforce ssl as part of Net::HTTP configuration
 
 # Addressfinder 1.15.0 (March 2025) #
 
diff --git a/lib/addressfinder/http.rb b/lib/addressfinder/http.rb
index c53eb3a..7a77602 100644
--- a/lib/addressfinder/http.rb
+++ b/lib/addressfinder/http.rb
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ def net_http
                              config.proxy_password)
         http.open_timeout = config.timeout
         http.read_timeout = config.timeout
-        http.use_ssl = true
+        http.use_ssl = config.port == 443
         http
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end