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