diff --git a/eventlet/greenio.py b/eventlet/greenio.py
index 794f64b..1dccd86 100644
--- a/eventlet/greenio.py
+++ b/eventlet/greenio.py
@@ -531,10 +531,30 @@ class GreenPipe(GreenFile):
         self.fd.fd.flush()
 
 
+
+class RefCount(object):
+    """ Reference counting class only to be used with GreenSSL objects """
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._count = 1
+
+    def increment(self):
+        self._count += 1
+
+    def decrement(self):
+        self._count -= 1
+        assert self._count >= 0
+
+    def is_referenced(self):
+        return self._count > 0
+
+
 class GreenSSL(GreenSocket):
-    def __init__(self, fd):
+    def __init__(self, fd, refcount = None):
         GreenSocket.__init__(self, fd)
         self.sock = self
+        self._refcount = refcount
+        if refcount is None:
+            self._refcount = RefCount()
 
     read = read
 
@@ -550,7 +570,21 @@ class GreenSSL(GreenSocket):
     def issuer(self):
         return self.fd.issuer()
 
+    def dup(self):
+        raise NotImplemented("Dup not supported on SSL sockets")
 
+    def makefile(self, *args, **kw):
+        self._refcount.increment()
+        return GreenFile(type(self)(self.fd, refcount = self._refcount))
+
+    def close(self):
+        self._refcount.decrement()
+        if self._refcount.is_referenced():
+            return
+        super(GreenSSL, self).close()
+
+
+    
 
 def socketpair(*args):
     one, two = socket.socketpair(*args)
diff --git a/eventlet/httpc.py b/eventlet/httpc.py
index b868d9f..9e8f9c3 100644
--- a/eventlet/httpc.py
+++ b/eventlet/httpc.py
@@ -586,6 +586,9 @@ class HttpSuite(object):
     def _get_response_body(self, params, connection):
         if connection is None:
             connection = connect(params.url, params.use_proxy)
+            # if we're creating a new connection we know the caller
+            # isn't going to reuse it
+            params.headers['connection'] = 'close'
         connection.request(params.method, params.path, params.body,
                            params.headers)
         params.response = connection.getresponse()
diff --git a/greentest/wsgi_test.py b/greentest/wsgi_test.py
index 95c75ec..a1e8a95 100644
--- a/greentest/wsgi_test.py
+++ b/greentest/wsgi_test.py
@@ -267,9 +267,8 @@ class TestHttpd(tests.TestCase):
 
     def test_012_ssl_server(self):
         from eventlet import httpc
-        def wsgi_app(self, environ, start_response):
-            print "wsgi_app"
-            print environ['wsgi.input']
+        def wsgi_app(environ, start_response):
+            start_response('200 OK', {})
             return [environ['wsgi.input'].read()]
 
         certificate_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'test_server.crt')
@@ -279,10 +278,8 @@ class TestHttpd(tests.TestCase):
     
         api.spawn(wsgi.server, sock, wsgi_app)
     
-        print "pre request"
         result = httpc.post("https://localhost:4201/foo", "abc")
         self.assertEquals(result, 'abc')
-        print "post request"
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':