diff --git a/monasca_persister/README.md b/monasca_persister/README.md
index c98b7ab8..284c1984 100644
--- a/monasca_persister/README.md
+++ b/monasca_persister/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ sudo chmod 640 /etc/monasca/monasca-persister.conf
 
 Most of the configuration options should be left at default, but at a
 minimum, the following should be changed:
+The default value for influxdb ssl and verify_ssl is False. Only add/change if your influxdb is using SSL.
 
 ```
 [zookeeper]
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ ip_address =
 port =
 user =
 password =
+ssl =
+verify_ssl =
 ```
 
 ### Running
diff --git a/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py b/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py
index 1f3020e7..13b6a8c8 100644
--- a/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py
+++ b/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ influxdb_opts = [
     cfg.PortOpt('port',
                 help='port to influxdb',
                 default=8086),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('ssl',
+                help='Boolean',
+                default=False),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('verify_ssl',
+                help='Boolean',
+                default=False),
     cfg.StrOpt('user',
                help='influxdb user ',
                default='mon_persister'),
diff --git a/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py b/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py
index 34e40570..33746269 100644
--- a/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py
+++ b/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ class AbstractInfluxdbRepository(abstract_repository.AbstractRepository, metacla
         super(AbstractInfluxdbRepository, self).__init__()
         self.conf = cfg.CONF
         self._influxdb_client = influxdb.InfluxDBClient(
-            self.conf.influxdb.ip_address,
-            self.conf.influxdb.port,
-            self.conf.influxdb.user,
-            self.conf.influxdb.password)
+            host=self.conf.influxdb.ip_address,
+            port=self.conf.influxdb.port,
+            username=self.conf.influxdb.user,
+            password=self.conf.influxdb.password,
+            ssl=self.conf.influxdb.ssl,
+            verify_ssl=self.conf.influxdb.verify_ssl)
         if self.conf.influxdb.db_per_tenant:
             self.data_points_class = data_points.DataPointsAsDict
         else: