diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57fc54d..f805f31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Usage
     properties defined:
 
     *   `amqp_host` (defaults to `"dd.weather.gc.ca"`): the AMQP server host.
-    *   `amqp_port` (defaults to `5672`): the AMQP server port.
+    *   `amqp_port` (defaults to `5671`): the AMQPS server port.
     *   `amqp_user` (defaults to `"anonymous"`): the AMQP server username.
     *   `amqp_password` (defaults to `"anonymous"`): the AMQP server password.
     *   `amqp_subtopic` (defaults to `"#"`): the event subtopic, used to filter
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index acce375..1d022eb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function random_string() {
 function listen(options) {
   // Determine configurable parameters.
   let amqp_host = "dd.weather.gc.ca";
-  let amqp_port = 5672;
+  let amqp_port = 5671;
   let amqp_user = "anonymous";
   let amqp_password = "anonymous";
   let amqp_subtopic = "#";
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ function listen(options) {
       password: amqp_password,
       heartbeat: AMQP_HEARTBEAT,
       clientProperties: {applicationName: APPLICATION, version: VERSION},
+      ssl: {enabled: true},
     },
     {reconnectBackoffStrategy: "exponential"}
   );