diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java
index 218501857b..1a7fba3e29 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannelFactory;
 public class HttpUploadServer {
 
     private final int port;
+    public static boolean isSSL;
 
     public HttpUploadServer(int port) {
         this.port = port;
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ public class HttpUploadServer {
         } else {
             port = 8080;
         }
+        if (args.length > 1) {
+            isSSL = true;
+        }
         new HttpUploadServer(port).run();
     }
 }