diff --git a/statusbot/bot.py b/statusbot/bot.py
index 6801083..58e40fc 100755
--- a/statusbot/bot.py
+++ b/statusbot/bot.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class AlertFile(UpdateInterface):
         self.write(None)
 
 
-class BaseStatusBot(SSL, irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
+class BaseStatusBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
     log = logging.getLogger("statusbot.bot")
 
     def on_pubmsg(self, c, e):
@@ -556,20 +556,29 @@ def _main(configpath):
     else:
         use_sasl = False
     if use_sasl:
-        bot = SASLStatusBot(channels, nicks, publishers, successlog,
-                            thankslog,
-                            config.get('ircbot', 'nick'),
-                            config.get('ircbot', 'pass'),
-                            config.get('ircbot', 'server'),
-                            config.getint('ircbot', 'port'))
+        base = SASLStatusBot
     else:
-        bot = NoSASLStatusBot(channels, nicks, publishers, successlog,
-                              thankslog,
-                              config.get('ircbot', 'nick'),
-                              config.get('ircbot', 'pass'),
-                              config.get('ircbot', 'server'),
-                              config.getint('ircbot', 'port'))
-    bot.start()
+        base = NoSASLStatusBot
+
+    if config.has_option('ircbot', 'use_ssl'):
+        use_ssl = config.getboolean('ircbot', 'use_ssl')
+    else:
+        use_ssl = False
+
+    # SSL is set through class inheritance.
+    if use_ssl:
+        class Bot(base, SSL):
+            pass
+    else:
+        class Bot(base):
+            pass
+
+    Bot(channels, nicks, publishers, successlog,
+        thankslog,
+        config.get('ircbot', 'nick'),
+        config.get('ircbot', 'pass'),
+        config.get('ircbot', 'server'),
+        config.getint('ircbot', 'port')).start()
 
 
 def main():