diff --git a/bunny_storm/async_connection.py b/bunny_storm/async_connection.py
index 808c58e..3912b2d 100644
--- a/bunny_storm/async_connection.py
+++ b/bunny_storm/async_connection.py
@@ -105,10 +105,12 @@ async def _connect(self) -> RobustConnection:
                 connection = await connect_robust(url=uri,
                                                   loop=self._loop,
                                                   timeout=self._timeout,
-                                                  client_properties=self._properties)
+                                                  client_properties=self._properties,
+                                                  ssl=self._rabbitmq_connection_data.scheme == "amqps",
+                                                  ssl_options=self._rabbitmq_connection_data.ssl_options)
                 return connection
             except (asyncio.TimeoutError, ConnectionError):
-                self.logger.error(f"Connection attempt {attempt_num} / {self._connection_attempts} failed")
+                self.logger.error(f"Connection attempt {attempt_num} / {self._connection_attempts} failed", exc_info=1)
                 if attempt_num < self._connection_attempts:
                     self.logger.debug(f"Going to sleep for {self._attempt_backoff} seconds")
                     await asyncio.sleep(self._attempt_backoff)
diff --git a/bunny_storm/rabbitmq_connection_data.py b/bunny_storm/rabbitmq_connection_data.py
index e5b6cc8..0e13399 100644
--- a/bunny_storm/rabbitmq_connection_data.py
+++ b/bunny_storm/rabbitmq_connection_data.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class RabbitMQConnectionData:
     port: int = 5672
     virtual_host: str = "/"
     connection_name: str = ""
+    scheme: str = "amqp"
+    ssl_options: dict = None
 
     def uri(self) -> str:
         """
@@ -21,5 +23,15 @@ def uri(self) -> str:
         :return: Connection URI
         """
         vhost = "" if self.virtual_host == "/" else self.virtual_host
-        name_query = f"?name={self.connection_name}" if self.connection_name else ""
-        return f"amqp://{self.username}:{self.password}@{self.host}:{self.port}/{vhost}{name_query}"
+
+        query = ""
+        query_list = []
+        if self.connection_name:
+            query_list.append(f"name={self.connection_name}")
+        if self.ssl_options:
+            for option, value in self.ssl_options.items():
+                query_list.append(f"{option}={value}")
+        if query_list:
+            query = "?" + "&".join(query_list)
+
+        return f"{self.scheme}://{self.username}:{self.password}@{self.host}:{self.port}/{vhost}{query}"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a41365..04e5214 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ coverage>=4.5.4
 Sphinx>=1.8.5
 twine>=1.14.0
 
-pytest>=4.6.5
-pytest-asyncio>=0.15.1
-pytest-runner>=5.1
+pytest>=4.6.5,<6
+pytest-asyncio==0.15.1
+pytest-runner>=5.1,<6
 
 aiohttp>=3.7.4.post0
 setuptools>=57.2.0
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index cef32c5..efd83f6 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ def rabbitmq_port() -> int:
     return int(os.getenv("RABBITMQ_PORT", "5672"))
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def rabbitmq_ssl_port() -> int:
+    return int(os.getenv("RABBITMQ_SSL_PORT", "5671"))
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def rabbitmq_virtual_host() -> str:
     return os.getenv("RABBITMQ_VIRTUAL_HOST", "vhost")
@@ -49,6 +54,19 @@ def rabbitmq_connection_data(rabbitmq_user: str, rabbitmq_password: str, rabbitm
                                              connection_name="test_runner")
     return connection_data
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def rabbitmq_ssl_connection_data(rabbitmq_user: str, rabbitmq_password: str, rabbitmq_host: str, rabbitmq_ssl_port: int,
+                             rabbitmq_virtual_host: str) -> RabbitMQConnectionData:
+    connection_data = RabbitMQConnectionData(username=rabbitmq_user,
+                                             password=rabbitmq_password,
+                                             host=rabbitmq_host,
+                                             port=rabbitmq_ssl_port,
+                                             scheme="amqps",
+                                             ssl_options={"no_verify_ssl": "1"},
+                                             virtual_host=rabbitmq_virtual_host,
+                                             connection_name="test_runner_ssl")
+    return connection_data
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def configuration() -> dict:
diff --git a/tests/test_async_connection.py b/tests/test_async_connection.py
index 58ecce4..8711689 100644
--- a/tests/test_async_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_async_connection.py
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ async def test_async_connection_get_connection(event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEvent
     # Assert
     assert isinstance(connection, RobustConnection) and async_connection.is_connected()
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_connection_get_ssl_connection(event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
+                                               logger: logging.Logger,
+                                               rabbitmq_ssl_connection_data: RabbitMQConnectionData) -> None:
+    # Arrange
+    async_connection = AsyncConnection(rabbitmq_ssl_connection_data, logger, event_loop)
+
+    # Act
+    connection = await async_connection.get_connection()
+
+    # Assert
+    assert isinstance(connection, RobustConnection) and async_connection.is_connected()
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_connection_connection_failure(event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,