diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpClient.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpClient.java
index 93b28b1d..6ad32b5b 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpClient.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpClient.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class HttpClient
             }
         };
 
-        new Bootstrap().channel( PipelineUtils.getChannel() ).group( eventLoop ).handler( new HttpInitializer( callback, ssl ) ).
+        new Bootstrap().channel( PipelineUtils.getChannel() ).group( eventLoop ).handler( new HttpInitializer( callback, ssl, uri.getHost(), port ) ).
                 option( ChannelOption.CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS, TIMEOUT ).remoteAddress( inetHost, port ).connect().addListener( future );
     }
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpInitializer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpInitializer.java
index 327bf89d..ea75dfcd 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpInitializer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/HttpInitializer.java
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ package net.md_5.bungee.http;
 import io.netty.channel.Channel;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpClientCodec;
+import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslContext;
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler;
 import io.netty.handler.timeout.ReadTimeoutHandler;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLEngine;
-import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.Callback;
 
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ public class HttpInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<Channel>
 
     private final Callback<String> callback;
     private final boolean ssl;
+    private final String host;
+    private final int port;
 
     @Override
     protected void initChannel(Channel ch) throws Exception
@@ -25,14 +26,7 @@ public class HttpInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<Channel>
         ch.pipeline().addLast( "timeout", new ReadTimeoutHandler( HttpClient.TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS ) );
         if ( ssl )
         {
-            SSLContext context = SSLContext.getInstance( "TLS" );
-            context.init( null, new TrustManager[]
-            {
-                TrustingX509Manager.getInstance()
-            }, null );
-
-            SSLEngine engine = context.createSSLEngine();
-            engine.setUseClientMode( true );
+            SSLEngine engine = SslContext.newClientContext().newEngine( ch.alloc(), host, port );
 
             ch.pipeline().addLast( "ssl", new SslHandler( engine ) );
         }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/TrustingX509Manager.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/TrustingX509Manager.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d0dfa654..00000000
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/http/TrustingX509Manager.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package net.md_5.bungee.http;
-
-import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
-import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
-import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
-import lombok.AccessLevel;
-import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
-
-@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
-public class TrustingX509Manager implements X509TrustManager
-{
-
-    @Getter
-    private static final X509TrustManager instance = new TrustingX509Manager();
-
-    @Override
-    public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) throws CertificateException
-    {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) throws CertificateException
-    {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers()
-    {
-        return new X509Certificate[ 0 ];
-    }
-}