diff --git a/authentic/sessions.py b/authentic/sessions.py
index e255ca8..78a4533 100644
--- a/authentic/sessions.py
+++ b/authentic/sessions.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class BasicSession(Session, CaptchaSession, StorableObject):
             else:
                 setattr(self, field, None)
         self.id = None
+        if get_request().environ.get('HTTPS'):
+            self.ssl = True
 
     service = property(get_service, set_service)