diff --git a/lib/jsonrpc.js b/lib/jsonrpc.js
index 7cd962c..90aa00e 100644
--- a/lib/jsonrpc.js
+++ b/lib/jsonrpc.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+var http = require('http'),
+    https = require('https');
+
 var Client = function(opts) {
   this.opts = opts || {};
-  this.http = this.opts.ssl ? require('https') : require('http');
+  this.http = this.opts.ssl ? https : http;
 };
 
 Client.prototype.call = function(method, params, callback, errback, path) {