diff --git a/src/etl/ETLSource.cpp b/src/etl/ETLSource.cpp
index efc1024ec..1d6f8ec59 100644
--- a/src/etl/ETLSource.cpp
+++ b/src/etl/ETLSource.cpp
@@ -165,13 +165,12 @@ ETLSourceImpl<Derived>::onResolve(
         boost::beast::get_lowest_layer(derived().ws()).expires_after(
             std::chrono::seconds(30));
         boost::beast::get_lowest_layer(derived().ws()).async_connect(
-            results, [this](auto ec, auto ep) { onConnect(ec, ep); });
+            results, [this](auto ec, auto ep) { derived().onConnect(ec, ep); });
     }
 }
 
-template <class Derived>
 void
-ETLSourceImpl<Derived>::onConnect(
+PlainETLSource::onConnect(
     boost::beast::error_code ec,
     boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint)
 {
@@ -212,6 +211,68 @@ ETLSourceImpl<Derived>::onConnect(
     }
 }
 
+void
+SslETLSource::onConnect(
+    boost::beast::error_code ec,
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint)
+{
+    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace)
+        << __func__ << " : ec = " << ec << " - " << toString();
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        // start over
+        reconnect(ec);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        numFailures_ = 0;
+        // Turn off timeout on the tcp stream, because websocket stream has it's
+        // own timeout system
+        boost::beast::get_lowest_layer(derived().ws()).expires_never();
+
+        // Set suggested timeout settings for the websocket
+        derived().ws().set_option(
+            boost::beast::websocket::stream_base::timeout::suggested(
+                boost::beast::role_type::client));
+
+        // Set a decorator to change the User-Agent of the handshake
+        derived().ws().set_option(boost::beast::websocket::stream_base::decorator(
+            [](boost::beast::websocket::request_type& req) {
+                req.set(
+                    boost::beast::http::field::user_agent,
+                    std::string(BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING) +
+                        " websocket-client-async");
+            }));
+
+        // Update the host_ string. This will provide the value of the
+        // Host HTTP header during the WebSocket handshake.
+        // See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-5.4
+        auto host = ip_ + ':' + std::to_string(endpoint.port());
+        // Perform the websocket handshake
+        ws().next_layer().async_handshake(
+            boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::client,
+            [this, endpoint](auto ec) { onSslHandshake(ec, endpoint); });
+    }
+}
+
+void
+SslETLSource::onSslHandshake(
+    boost::beast::error_code ec,
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint)
+{
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        reconnect(ec);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Perform the websocket handshake
+        auto host = ip_ + ':' + std::to_string(endpoint.port());
+        // Perform the websocket handshake
+        ws().async_handshake(host, "/", [this](auto ec) { onHandshake(ec); });
+    }
+}
+
 template <class Derived>
 void
 ETLSourceImpl<Derived>::onHandshake(boost::beast::error_code ec)
diff --git a/src/etl/ETLSource.h b/src/etl/ETLSource.h
index 474a852ba..b419f99ae 100644
--- a/src/etl/ETLSource.h
+++ b/src/etl/ETLSource.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ public:
 template <class Derived>
 class ETLSourceImpl : public ETLSource
 {
-    std::string ip_;
-
     std::string wsPort_;
 
     std::string grpcPort_;
@@ -89,8 +87,6 @@ class ETLSourceImpl : public ETLSource
 
     mutable std::mutex mtx_;
 
-    size_t numFailures_ = 0;
-
     std::atomic_bool closing_{false};
 
     std::atomic_bool connected_{false};
@@ -125,12 +121,17 @@ class ETLSourceImpl : public ETLSource
         });
     }
 
+protected:
     Derived&
     derived()
     {
         return static_cast<Derived&>(*this);
     }
 
+    std::string ip_;
+
+    size_t numFailures_ = 0;
+
 public:
 
     ~ETLSourceImpl()
@@ -292,10 +293,10 @@ public:
         boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type results);
 
     /// Callback
-    void
+    virtual void
     onConnect(
         boost::beast::error_code ec,
-        boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint);
+        boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint) = 0;
 
     /// Callback
     void
@@ -347,8 +348,14 @@ public:
             boost::beast::websocket::stream<boost::beast::tcp_stream>>(
                 boost::asio::make_strand(ioc)))
     {
+        std::cout << "making plain" << std::endl;
     }
 
+    void
+    onConnect(
+        boost::beast::error_code ec,
+        boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint) override;
+
     boost::beast::websocket::stream<boost::beast::tcp_stream>&
     ws()
     {
@@ -376,8 +383,19 @@ public:
             boost::beast::tcp_stream>>>(
                 boost::asio::make_strand(ioc), *sslCtx))
     {
+        std::cout << "MAKING SSL" << std::endl;
     }
 
+    void
+    onConnect(
+        boost::beast::error_code ec,
+        boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint) override;
+
+    void
+    onSslHandshake(
+        boost::beast::error_code ec,
+        boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type::endpoint_type endpoint);
+
     boost::beast::websocket::stream<boost::beast::ssl_stream<boost::beast::tcp_stream>>&
     ws()
     {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 86d505601..0302c68a9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
     // The server uses the balancer to forward RPCs to a rippled node.
     // The balancer itself publishes to streams (transactions_proposed and
     // accounts_proposed)
+    if(!ctxRef)
+        std::cout << "NO WORK" << std::endl;
     auto balancer = ETLLoadBalancer::make_ETLLoadBalancer(
         *config, ioc, ctxRef, backend, subscriptions, ledgers);