diff --git a/bws.js b/bws.js
index 66c5dd0..fe0be8f 100755
--- a/bws.js
+++ b/bws.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ var serverOpts = {};
 if (config.https) {
   serverOpts.key = fs.readFileSync(config.privateKeyFile || './ssl/privatekey.pem');
   serverOpts.cert = fs.readFileSync(config.certificateFile || './ssl/certificate.pem');
+  if (config.ciphers) {
+    serverOpts.ciphers = config.ciphers;
+    serverOpts.honorCipherOrder = true;
+  };
 
   // This sets the intermediate CA certs only if they have all been designated in the config.js
   if (config.CAinter1 && config.CAinter2 && config.CAroot) {