diff --git a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
index 71d3f1972..08b5eb16e 100644
--- a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
+++ b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ wildcard=yes, \
 {%            if account.username %}
 login={{account.username}}, \
 {%            endif %}
+{%        if account.force_ssl|default('0') == '1' %}
+ssl=yes, \
+{%        endif %}
 password={{account.password}} \
 {{account.hostnames}}