diff --git a/config/config.js b/config/config.js
index 624cf2ce3f..82070cf82e 100644
--- a/config/config.js
+++ b/config/config.js
@@ -72,18 +72,18 @@ var validateEnvironmentVariable = function () {
  */
 var validateSecureMode = function (config) {
 
-  if (config.secure !== true) {
+  if (!config.secure || config.secure.ssl !== true) {
     return true;
   }
 
-  var privateKey = fs.existsSync('./config/sslcerts/key.pem');
-  var certificate = fs.existsSync('./config/sslcerts/cert.pem');
+  var privateKey = fs.existsSync(path.resolve(config.secure.privateKey));
+  var certificate = fs.existsSync(path.resolve(config.secure.certificate));
 
   if (!privateKey || !certificate) {
     console.log(chalk.red('+ Error: Certificate file or key file is missing, falling back to non-SSL mode'));
     console.log(chalk.red('  To create them, simply run the following from your shell: sh ./scripts/generate-ssl-certs.sh'));
     console.log();
-    config.secure = false;
+    config.secure.ssl = false;
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/config/env/production.js b/config/env/production.js
index 63c7f3dc45..29fd2f8071 100644
--- a/config/env/production.js
+++ b/config/env/production.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = {
-  secure: true,
+  secure: {
+    ssl: true,
+    privateKey: './config/sslcerts/key.pem',
+    certificate: './config/sslcerts/cert.pem'
+  },
   port: process.env.PORT || 8443,
   db: {
     uri: process.env.MONGOHQ_URL || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://' + (process.env.DB_1_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || 'localhost') + '/mean',
diff --git a/config/lib/express.js b/config/lib/express.js
index f2152c4d55..ce9db03771 100644
--- a/config/lib/express.js
+++ b/config/lib/express.js
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ module.exports.initLocalVariables = function (app) {
   // Setting application local variables
   app.locals.title = config.app.title;
   app.locals.description = config.app.description;
-  app.locals.secure = config.secure;
+  if (config.secure && config.secure.ssl === true) {
+    app.locals.secure = config.secure.ssl;
+  }
   app.locals.keywords = config.app.keywords;
   app.locals.googleAnalyticsTrackingID = config.app.googleAnalyticsTrackingID;
   app.locals.facebookAppId = config.facebook.clientID;
diff --git a/config/lib/socket.io.js b/config/lib/socket.io.js
index aa613c267c..0c13d2e558 100644
--- a/config/lib/socket.io.js
+++ b/config/lib/socket.io.js
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ var config = require('../config'),
 // Define the Socket.io configuration method
 module.exports = function (app, db) {
   var server;
-  if (config.secure === true) {
+  if (config.secure && config.secure.ssl === true) {
     // Load SSL key and certificate
-    var privateKey = fs.readFileSync('./config/sslcerts/key.pem', 'utf8');
-    var certificate = fs.readFileSync('./config/sslcerts/cert.pem', 'utf8');
+    var privateKey = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(config.secure.privateKey), 'utf8');
+    var certificate = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(config.secure.certificate), 'utf8');
     var options = {
       key: privateKey,
       cert: certificate,