diff --git a/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp b/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
index 05d3755..8f912b3 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
+++ b/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ void WebSocketsClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String Prot
 }
 
 #if (WEBSOCKETS_NETWORK_TYPE == NETWORK_ESP8266)
-void WebSocketsClient::beginSSL(const char *host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * fingerprint) {
-    begin(host, port, url);
+void WebSocketsClient::beginSSL(const char *host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * fingerprint, const char * Protocol) {
+    begin(host, port, url, Protocol);
     _client.isSSL = true;
     _fingerprint = fingerprint;
 }
 
-void WebSocketsClient::beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String fingerprint) {
-    beginSSL(host.c_str(), port, url.c_str(), fingerprint.c_str());
+void WebSocketsClient::beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String fingerprint, String Protocol) {
+    beginSSL(host.c_str(), port, url.c_str(), fingerprint.c_str(), Protocol.c_str());
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/WebSocketsClient.h b/src/WebSocketsClient.h
index 2ba2e49..c8b23a8 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsClient.h
+++ b/src/WebSocketsClient.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class WebSocketsClient: private WebSockets {
         void begin(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/", String Protocol = "arduino");
 
 #if (WEBSOCKETS_NETWORK_TYPE == NETWORK_ESP8266)
-        void beginSSL(const char *host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/", const char * = "");
-        void beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/", String fingerprint = "");
+        void beginSSL(const char *host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/", const char * = "", const char * Protocol = "arduino");
+        void beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/", String fingerprint = "", String Protocol = "arduino");
 #endif
 
         void loop(void);