diff --git a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
index 2300661a..835f7cc8 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
@@ -671,10 +671,7 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp
           throw new InvalidOperationException (msg);
         }
 
-        if (_sslConfig == null)
-          _sslConfig = new ClientSslConfiguration (_uri.DnsSafeHost);
-
-        return _sslConfig;
+        return getSslConfiguration ();
       }
     }