diff --git a/include/libhttp.h b/include/libhttp.h
index 9606fde0..850aaf40 100644
--- a/include/libhttp.h
+++ b/include/libhttp.h
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ struct httplib_option {
 
 enum {
 	CONFIG_TYPE_UNKNOWN     = 0x0,
-	CONFIG_TYPE_NUMBER      = 0x1,
 	CONFIG_TYPE_STRING      = 0x2,
 	CONFIG_TYPE_FILE        = 0x3,
 	CONFIG_TYPE_DIRECTORY   = 0x4,
diff --git a/src/httplib_config_options.c b/src/httplib_config_options.c
index 7cae1c44..dbcc2802 100644
--- a/src/httplib_config_options.c
+++ b/src/httplib_config_options.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ struct httplib_option XX_httplib_config_options[] = {
 	{ "ssl_ca_path",                 CONFIG_TYPE_DIRECTORY,   NULL                                                               },
 	{ "ssl_ca_file",                 CONFIG_TYPE_FILE,        NULL                                                               },
 	{ "ssl_cipher_list",             CONFIG_TYPE_STRING,      NULL                                                               },
-	{ "ssl_protocol_version",        CONFIG_TYPE_NUMBER,      "0"                                                                },
 	{ "websocket_root",              CONFIG_TYPE_DIRECTORY,   NULL                                                               },
 	{ "access_control_allow_origin", CONFIG_TYPE_STRING,      "*"                                                                },
 	{ "error_pages",                 CONFIG_TYPE_DIRECTORY,   NULL                                                               },
diff --git a/src/httplib_main.h b/src/httplib_main.h
index 67dab61c..429aa50f 100644
--- a/src/httplib_main.h
+++ b/src/httplib_main.h
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ enum {
 	SSL_CA_PATH,
 	SSL_CA_FILE,
 	SSL_CIPHER_LIST,
-	SSL_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
 	WEBSOCKET_ROOT,
 	ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN,
 	ERROR_PAGES,
@@ -598,6 +597,7 @@ struct httplib_context {
 #endif
 	int	num_threads;
 	int	request_timeout;
+	int	ssl_protocol_version;
 	int	ssl_verify_depth;
 	int	static_file_max_age;
 	int	websocket_timeout;
diff --git a/src/httplib_set_ssl_option.c b/src/httplib_set_ssl_option.c
index 33138e73..726db978 100644
--- a/src/httplib_set_ssl_option.c
+++ b/src/httplib_set_ssl_option.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ bool XX_httplib_set_ssl_option( struct httplib_context *ctx ) {
 	struct timespec now_mt;
 	md5_byte_t ssl_context_id[16];
 	md5_state_t md5state;
-	int protocol_ver;
 
 	/*
 	 * If PEM file is not specified and the init_ssl callback
@@ -84,13 +83,10 @@ bool XX_httplib_set_ssl_option( struct httplib_context *ctx ) {
 
 	SSL_CTX_clear_options( ctx->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 | SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 | SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 | SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1 );
 
-	if ( ctx->cfg[SSL_PROTOCOL_VERSION] != NULL ) protocol_ver = atoi( ctx->cfg[SSL_PROTOCOL_VERSION] );
-	else                                          protocol_ver = 0;
-
-	SSL_CTX_set_options(   ctx->ssl_ctx, XX_httplib_ssl_get_protocol( protocol_ver ) );
-	SSL_CTX_set_options(   ctx->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE                        );
-	SSL_CTX_set_options(   ctx->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE             );
-	SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto( ctx->ssl_ctx, 1                                           );
+	SSL_CTX_set_options(   ctx->ssl_ctx, XX_httplib_ssl_get_protocol( ctx->ssl_protocol_version ) );
+	SSL_CTX_set_options(   ctx->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE                                     );
+	SSL_CTX_set_options(   ctx->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE                          );
+	SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto( ctx->ssl_ctx, 1                                                        );
 
 	/* If a callback has been specified, call it. */
 
diff --git a/src/httplib_start.c b/src/httplib_start.c
index 3af18a1d..d94fb44b 100644
--- a/src/httplib_start.c
+++ b/src/httplib_start.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static bool process_options( struct httplib_context *ctx, const struct httplib_o
 	ctx->enable_keep_alive        = false;
 	ctx->num_threads              = 50;
 	ctx->request_timeout          = 30000;
+	ctx->ssl_protocol_version     = 0;
 	ctx->ssl_short_trust          = false;
 	ctx->ssl_verify_depth         = 9;
 	ctx->ssl_verify_paths         = true;
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ static bool process_options( struct httplib_context *ctx, const struct httplib_o
 		if ( check_bool( ctx, options, "enable_keep_alive",        & ctx->enable_keep_alive                    ) ) return true;
 		if ( check_int(  ctx, options, "num_threads",              & ctx->num_threads,              1, INT_MAX ) ) return true;
 		if ( check_int(  ctx, options, "request_timeout",          & ctx->request_timeout,          0, INT_MAX ) ) return true;
+		if ( check_int(  ctx, options, "ssl_protocol_version",     & ctx->ssl_protocol_version,     0, 4       ) ) return true;
 		if ( check_bool( ctx, options, "ssl_short_trust",          & ctx->ssl_short_trust                      ) ) return true;
 		if ( check_int(  ctx, options, "ssl_verify_depth",         & ctx->ssl_verify_depth,         0, 9       ) ) return true;
 		if ( check_bool( ctx, options, "ssl_verify_paths",         & ctx->ssl_verify_paths                     ) ) return true;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 73aa2136..d4356dd9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int set_option( struct httplib_option_t *options, const char *name, const
 	case CONFIG_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
 		/* unknown option */
 		return 0;
-	case CONFIG_TYPE_NUMBER:
+	case 0x1 :  /* CONFIG_TYPE_NUMBER: */
 		/* integer number > 0, e.g. number of threads */
 		if (atol(value) < 0) {
 			/* invalid number */