diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 2adb5fb..0f6135b 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                 ->scalarNode('auth_token')
                     ->info('HipChat API token')
                 ->end()
+                ->booleanNode('verify_ssl')
+                    ->defaultTrue()
+                    ->info('Set to false if you do not want to verify SSL certificates')
+                ->end()
+                ->scalarNode('proxy_address')
+                    ->defaultNull()
+                    ->info('If needed you can specify a proxy that is used when connecting to HipChat.')
+                ->end()
             ->end();
 
         return $treeBuilder;
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtension.php
index 9c77001..4a8ff89 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtension.php
@@ -31,5 +31,13 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
             'mannew_hipchat.auth_token',
             $config['auth_token']
         );
+        $container->setParameter(
+            'mannew_hipchat.verify_ssl',
+            $config['verify_ssl']
+        );
+        $container->setParameter(
+            'mannew_hipchat.proxy_address',
+            $config['proxy_address']
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04d85a4..3e2e6a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Update your config.yml to contain the a section for this bundle.
 ```yaml
 mannew_hipchat:
 	auth_token: YOUR_HIPCHAT_AUTH_TOKEN_HERE
+	verify_ssl: true  # optional
+	proxy_address: ~  # optional
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/Resources/config/hipchat.xml b/Resources/config/hipchat.xml
index 542d209..a622444 100644
--- a/Resources/config/hipchat.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/hipchat.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
     <services>
         <service id="hipchat" class="HipChat\HipChat">
             <argument>%mannew_hipchat.auth_token%</argument>
+            <call method="set_verify_ssl">
+                <argument>%mannew_hipchat.verify_ssl%</argument>
+            </call>
+            <call method="set_proxy">
+                <argument>%mannew_hipchat.proxy_address%</argument>
+            </call>
         </service>
     </services>
 </container>
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtensionTest.php b/Tests/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtensionTest.php
index 13a56d2..4c31f93 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtensionTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/MannewHipchatExtensionTest.php
@@ -18,7 +18,19 @@ class MannewHipchatExtensionTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function testLoadConfigThrowsExceptionOnMissingAuthToken()
     {
         $config = array();
-        $this->extension->load(array($config), $container = $this->getContainer());
+        $this->extension->load(array($config), $container = $this->getEmptyTestContainer());
+    }
+
+    public function testHipChatServiceIsDefined()
+    {
+        $config = array(
+            'auth_token' => uniqid()
+        );
+        $container = $this->getEmptyTestContainer();
+        $this->loadConfigIntoContainer($config, $container);
+        $containerHasDefinitionForHipchatService = $container->hasDefinition('hipchat');
+
+        $this->assertTrue($containerHasDefinitionForHipchatService);
     }
 
     public function testLoadConfigWithAuthToken()
@@ -27,10 +39,58 @@ public function testLoadConfigWithAuthToken()
         $config = array(
             'auth_token' => $testToken
         );
-        $this->extension->load(array($config), $container = $this->getContainer());
+        $container = $this->getEmptyTestContainer();
+        $this->loadConfigIntoContainer($config, $container);
+
+        $this->assertContainerParameterEquals($container, 'auth_token', $testToken);
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadConfigWithVerifySSLOption()
+    {
+        $verifySSL = false;
+        $config = array(
+            'verify_ssl' => $verifySSL,
+            'auth_token' => uniqid(),
+        );
+        $container = $this->getEmptyTestContainer();
+        $this->loadConfigIntoContainer($config, $container);
+
+        $this->assertContainerParameterEquals($container, 'verify_ssl', $verifySSL);
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadConfigWithProxyAddressOption()
+    {
+        $proxyAddress = 'http://127.0.0.1:8888';
+        $config = array(
+            'proxy_address' => $proxyAddress,
+            'auth_token'    => uniqid(),
+        );
+        $container = $this->getEmptyTestContainer();
+        $this->loadConfigIntoContainer($config, $container);
 
-        $this->assertEquals($testToken, $container->getParameter('mannew_hipchat.auth_token'));
-        $this->assertTrue($container->hasDefinition('hipchat'));
+        $this->assertContainerParameterEquals($container, 'proxy_address', $proxyAddress);
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadConfigWithoutProxyAddressOption()
+    {
+        $config = array(
+            'auth_token' => uniqid(),
+        );
+        $container = $this->getEmptyTestContainer();
+        $this->loadConfigIntoContainer($config, $container);
+
+        $this->assertContainerParameterEquals($container, 'proxy_address', null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param ContainerBuilder $container
+     * @param string $parameterName
+     * @param mixed $value
+     */
+    protected function assertContainerParameterEquals( ContainerBuilder $container, $parameterName, $value )
+    {
+        $parameterValue = $container->getParameter('mannew_hipchat.' . $parameterName);
+        $this->assertEquals($value, $parameterValue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -46,7 +106,7 @@ protected function setUp()
      *
      * @return ContainerBuilder
      */
-    private function getContainer()
+    protected function getEmptyTestContainer()
     {
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();
         $container->setParameter('kernel.cache_dir', sys_get_temp_dir());
@@ -54,4 +114,13 @@ private function getContainer()
 
         return $container;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $config
+     * @param ContainerBuilder $container
+     */
+    protected function loadConfigIntoContainer( array $config, ContainerBuilder $container )
+    {
+        $this->extension->load(array($config), $container);
+    }
 }