diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 5699583..03a82e8 100755
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def run_phenny(config):
 
    def connect(config): 
       p = bot.Phenny(config)
-      p.run(config.host, config.port)
+      p.run(config.host, config.port, config.ssl)
 
    try: Watcher()
    except Exception, e: 
diff --git a/irc.py b/irc.py
index a16c61b..5365568 100755
--- a/irc.py
+++ b/irc.py
@@ -64,15 +64,18 @@ class Bot(asynchat.async_chat):
          self.__write(args, text)
       except Exception, e: pass
 
-   def run(self, host, port=6667): 
-      self.initiate_connect(host, port)
+   def run(self, host, port=6667, ssl=False): 
+      self.initiate_connect(host, port, ssl)
 
-   def initiate_connect(self, host, port): 
+   def initiate_connect(self, host, port, ssl): 
       if self.verbose: 
          message = 'Connecting to %s:%s...' % (host, port)
          print >> sys.stderr, message,
       self.create_socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
       self.connect((host, port))
+      if ssl:
+         import ssl
+         self.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(self.socket)
       try: asyncore.loop()
       except KeyboardInterrupt: 
          sys.exit()
diff --git a/phenny b/phenny
index 5fb7d7e..f7fdcc4 100755
--- a/phenny
+++ b/phenny
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ def check_python_version():
 def create_default_config(fn): 
    f = open(fn, 'w')
    print >> f, trim("""\
+   import os
+
    nick = 'phenny'
    host = 'irc.example.net'
+   port = 6667
+   ssl = False
    channels = ['#example', '#test']
    owner = 'yournickname'
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ def create_default_config(fn):
 
    # Directories to load user modules from
    # e.g. /path/to/my/modules
-   extra = []
+   extra = ['os.path.expanduser("~/.phenny/modules")']
 
    # Services to load: maps channel names to white or black lists
    external = { 
@@ -59,7 +63,8 @@ def create_default_config(fn):
 
 def create_dotdir(dotdir): 
    print 'Creating a config directory at ~/.phenny...'
-   try: os.mkdir(dotdir)
+   try: 
+      os.mkdir(dotdir)
    except Exception, e: 
       print >> sys.stderr, 'There was a problem creating %s:' % dotdir
       print >> sys.stderr, e.__class__, str(e)
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ def create_dotdir(dotdir):
 
    print 'Creating a default config file at ~/.phenny/default.py...'
    default = os.path.join(dotdir, 'default.py')
+   os.mkdir(os.path.join(dotdir, 'modules'))
    create_default_config(default)
 
    print 'Done; now you can edit default.py, and run phenny! Enjoy.'
@@ -135,6 +141,9 @@ def main(argv=None):
       if not hasattr(module, 'port'): 
          module.port = 6667
 
+      if not hasattr(module, 'ssl'):
+         module.ssl = False
+
       if not hasattr(module, 'password'): 
          module.password = None