diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 142cf2c..5a5ad5f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ repository history](https://github.com/ddclient/ddclient/commits/master).
   * Fixed a regression introduced in v3.9.0 that caused
     `use=ip,ip=<ipv4-address>` to fail.
   * "true" is now accepted as a boolean value.
+  * The `ssl` option now applies to the `web` URL.
 
 ### Compatibility and dependency changes
 
diff --git a/ddclient.in b/ddclient.in
index 2d753e1..c2a25da 100755
--- a/ddclient.in
+++ b/ddclient.in
@@ -2166,11 +2166,7 @@ sub get_ip {
         $arg = $url;
 
         if ($url) {
-            $reply = geturl({
-                proxy => opt('proxy', $h),
-                url => $url,
-                ignore_ssl_option => 1,
-            }) || '';
+            $reply = geturl({ proxy => opt('proxy', $h), url => $url }) || '';
         }
 
     } elsif (($use eq 'cisco')) {