diff --git a/lib/oauth2.js b/lib/oauth2.js
index 8ab4777..6c86e10 100644
--- a/lib/oauth2.js
+++ b/lib/oauth2.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 var querystring= require('querystring'),
     crypto= require('crypto'),
-    http= require('http'),
+    https= require('https'),
     URL= require('url');
 
-var sys= require('sys');
-
 exports.OAuth2= function(clientId, clientSecret, baseSite, authorizePath, accessTokenPath) {
   this._clientId= clientId;
   this._clientSecret= clientSecret; 
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ exports.OAuth2.prototype._request= function(method, url, headers, access_token,
   var creds = crypto.createCredentials({ });  
   var parsedUrl= URL.parse( url, true );   
   if( parsedUrl.protocol == "https:" && !parsedUrl.port ) parsedUrl.port= 443;
-  var httpClient = http.createClient(parsedUrl.port, parsedUrl.hostname, true, creds);
   
   var realHeaders= {};
   if( headers ) {
@@ -46,17 +43,17 @@ exports.OAuth2.prototype._request= function(method, url, headers, access_token,
     parsedUrl.query["access_token"]= access_token;
   }
 
-  var request = httpClient.request(method, parsedUrl.pathname + "?" + querystring.stringify(parsedUrl.query), realHeaders );   
-
-  httpClient.addListener("secure", function () {
-/* // disable verification for now.      
-
-var verified = httpClient.verifyPeer();
-      if(!verified) this.end();   */
-  });  
-
   var result= "";
-  request.addListener('response', function (response) { 
+
+  var options = {
+    host:parsedUrl.hostname,
+    port: parsedUrl.port,
+    path: parsedUrl.pathname + "?" + querystring.stringify(parsedUrl.query),
+    method: method,
+    headers: realHeaders
+  };
+
+  request = https.request(options, function (response) { 
     response.addListener("data", function (chunk) {
       result+= chunk
     });
@@ -69,6 +66,10 @@ var verified = httpClient.verifyPeer();
     });
   });
 
+  request.on('error', function(e) {
+    callback(e);
+  });
+
   request.end();
 }