diff --git a/src/ssl.jl b/src/ssl.jl
index 7bd3a6c..e02f581 100644
--- a/src/ssl.jl
+++ b/src/ssl.jl
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ SSL_CTX_new(method::Ptr{SSL_Method}) =
 SSL_accept_state(client::SSLClient) =
     ccall((:SSL_set_accept_state, libssl), Ptr{Cvoid}, (Ptr{Cvoid},), client.ssl)
 
+SSL_connect_state(client::SSLClient) =
+    ccall((:SSL_set_connect_state, libssl), Ptr{Cvoid}, (Ptr{Cvoid},), client.ssl)
+
 ssl_init_finished(client::SSLClient) =
     ccall((:SSL_is_init_finished, libssl), Bool, (Ptr{Cvoid},), client.ssl)
 
diff --git a/src/types.jl b/src/types.jl
index 325d671..3a4c7bc 100644
--- a/src/types.jl
+++ b/src/types.jl
@@ -3,16 +3,23 @@ struct SSL_Method ptr end
 struct BIO_Method ptr end
 struct SSL_Context ptr end
 
+@enum TLSMode begin
+    ClientMode
+    ServerMode
+end
+
 mutable struct SSLContext <: IO
     data::Vector{UInt8}
     ptr::Ptr{SSL_Context}
-
+    mode::TLSMode
     "Construct the SSLContext object, initializing its relatvie SSL_Context
     pointer.
 
     Might throw ErrorException if the ccall fails"
-    function SSLContext(; method::Ptr{SSL_Method} = TLS_method())
+    function SSLContext(; mode::TLSMode = ClientMode)
         ssl_context = new()
+        ssl_context.mode = mode
+        method = mode == ServerMode ? TLS_server_method() : TLS_client_method()
 	ssl_context.ptr = SSL_CTX_new(method)
 	if ssl_context.ptr == C_NULL
             # TODO: check error stack and report the right exception
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ mutable struct SSLClient{T}
         client.context = ctx
         client.ssl = SSL_new(ctx)
         client.io_on_read = (data) -> append!(client.context.data, data)
-        SSL_accept_state(client)
+        (ctx.mode == ServerMode ? SSL_accept_state : SSL_connect_state)(client)
         set_bio!(client, bio_new(), bio_new())
         client.write_buf = UInt8[]
         client.encrypt_buf = UInt8[]