diff --git a/chat_listener.py b/chat_listener.py
index 5b972e0..eca9f03 100644
--- a/chat_listener.py
+++ b/chat_listener.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class TwitchBot(commands.Bot):
             # These are required by twitchio
             client_id=client_id,
             client_secret=client_secret,
-            # The 'bot_id' is the Twitch ID of the user account the bot is running as
+            # The 'id' is the Twitch ID of the user account the bot is running as
+            ssl=True, # Mandate: Explicitly use SSL for the IRC connection.
             id=bot_id
         )
         self.channel_name = channel_name