diff --git a/src/tictactoe/providers/NakamaProvider.tsx b/src/tictactoe/providers/NakamaProvider.tsx
index cc8d412..96ede95 100644
--- a/src/tictactoe/providers/NakamaProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/tictactoe/providers/NakamaProvider.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ export function NakamaProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     setSession(newSession);
 
     // create a socket (new Nakama 3.x signature)
-    const s = client.createSocket(undefined, undefined); // no SSL on localhost
+    const s = client.createSocket(
+      import.meta.env.VITE_WS_SSL === "true",
+      undefined
+    );
     await s.connect(newSession, true);
     setSocket(s);
     socketRef.current = s;