diff --git a/ddclient b/ddclient
index e385576..9af384f 100755
--- a/ddclient
+++ b/ddclient
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ my %variables = (
         'warned-min-error-interval' => setv(T_ANY,    0, 1, 0, 0,             undef),
     },
 	'dnsexit-common-defaults'       => {
-		'ssl'                 => setv(T_BOOL,   0, 1, 0, 0,                    undef),
+		'ssl'                 => setv(T_BOOL,   0, 0, 0, 0,                    undef),
 		'use'                 => setv(T_USE,    0, 1, 1, 'web',                undef),
 		'server'              => setv(T_FQDNP,  0, 1, 1, 'update.dnsexit.com', undef),
 		'script'              => setv(T_STRING, 0, 1, 1, '/RemoteUpdate.sv',   undef),