diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index f1cfbfeb..c04e3f71 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -70,14 +70,16 @@ var Server = function () {
     require("./web/webserver").init(self.express);
 
     // http/https/sio server init -----------------------------------------
-    var key = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
-                                           Config.get("https.keyfile")));
-    var cert = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
-                                            Config.get("https.certfile")));
-    var ca = undefined;
-    if (Config.get("https.cafile")) {
-        ca = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
-                                          Config.get("https.cafile")));
+    var key = "", cert = "", ca = undefined;
+    if (Config.get("https.enabled")) {
+        key = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
+                                               Config.get("https.keyfile")));
+        cert = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
+                                                Config.get("https.certfile")));
+        if (Config.get("https.cafile")) {
+            ca = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
+                                              Config.get("https.cafile")));
+        }
     }
 
     var opts = {