diff --git a/lib/core/uri_parser.js b/lib/core/uri_parser.js
index defbeed94c..0f51e0d72e 100644
--- a/lib/core/uri_parser.js
+++ b/lib/core/uri_parser.js
@@ -436,10 +436,12 @@ function translateTLSOptions(queryString) {
   }
 
   if (queryString.tlsCAFile) {
+    queryString.ssl = true;
     queryString.sslCA = queryString.tlsCAFile;
   }
 
   if (queryString.tlsCertificateKeyFile) {
+    queryString.ssl = true;
     if (queryString.tlsCertificateFile) {
       queryString.sslCert = queryString.tlsCertificateFile;
       queryString.sslKey = queryString.tlsCertificateKeyFile;
@@ -450,6 +452,7 @@ function translateTLSOptions(queryString) {
   }
 
   if (queryString.tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword) {
+    queryString.ssl = true;
     queryString.sslPass = queryString.tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword;
   }