diff --git a/ds3/buildclient/buildClient.go b/ds3/buildclient/buildClient.go
index c4dc5c0..5297252 100644
--- a/ds3/buildclient/buildClient.go
+++ b/ds3/buildclient/buildClient.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
     "errors"
     "github.com/SpectraLogic/ds3_go_sdk/ds3/networking"
     "os"
+    "strings"
 )
 
 const EndpointEnv = "DS3_ENDPOINT"
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ const ProxyEnv = "DS3_PROXY"
 
 // Creates a client from cli arguments
 func FromArgs(args *commands.Arguments) (*ds3.Client, error) {
-    return createClient(args.Endpoint, args.AccessKey, args.SecretKey, args.Proxy)
+    return createClient(args)
 }
 
 // Creates a client from environment variables
@@ -32,13 +33,27 @@ func FromEnv() (*ds3.Client, error) {
     case endpoint == "": return nil, errors.New("Must specify an endpoint.")
     case accessKey == "": return nil, errors.New("Must specify an access key.")
     case secretKey == "": return nil, errors.New("Must specify an secret key.")
-    default: return createClient(endpoint, accessKey, secretKey, proxy)
     }
+
+    args := commands.Arguments{
+        Endpoint: endpoint,
+        AccessKey: accessKey,
+        SecretKey: secretKey,
+        Proxy: proxy,
+    }
+
+    return createClient(&args)
 }
 
 // Creates a client
-func createClient(endpoint, accessKey, secretKey, proxy string) (*ds3.Client, error) {
+func createClient(args *commands.Arguments) (*ds3.Client, error) {
+    
     // Parse endpoint.
+    endpoint := args.Endpoint
+    if !strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "http://") || !strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "https://") {
+        endpoint = "https://" + endpoint
+    }
+
     endpointUrl, endpointErr := url.Parse(endpoint)
     if endpointErr != nil {
         return nil, errors.New("The endpoint format was invalid.")
@@ -46,9 +61,9 @@ func createClient(endpoint, accessKey, secretKey, proxy string) (*ds3.Client, er
 
     // Parse proxy.
     var proxyUrlPtr *url.URL
-    if len(proxy) != 0 {
+    if len(args.Proxy) != 0 {
         var proxyErr error
-        proxyUrlPtr, proxyErr = url.Parse(proxy)
+        proxyUrlPtr, proxyErr = url.Parse(args.Proxy)
         if proxyErr != nil {
             return nil, errors.New("The proxy format was invalid.")
         }
@@ -56,7 +71,8 @@ func createClient(endpoint, accessKey, secretKey, proxy string) (*ds3.Client, er
 
     // Create the client.
     client := ds3.
-    NewClientBuilder(endpointUrl, &networking.Credentials{AccessId: accessKey, Key: secretKey}).
+    NewClientBuilder(endpointUrl, &networking.Credentials{AccessId: args.AccessKey, Key: args.SecretKey}).
+        WithIgnoreServerCertificate(args.IgnoreServerCertificate).
         WithProxy(proxyUrlPtr).
         BuildClient()
     return client, nil
diff --git a/ds3_cli/commands/args.go b/ds3_cli/commands/args.go
index e39b4e9..ddae425 100644
--- a/ds3_cli/commands/args.go
+++ b/ds3_cli/commands/args.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 type Arguments struct {
     Endpoint, Proxy string
     AccessKey, SecretKey string
+    IgnoreServerCertificate bool
     Command string
     Bucket string
     Key string
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ type Arguments struct {
 func ParseArgs() (*Arguments, error) {
     // Parse command line arguments.
     endpointParam := flag.String("endpoint", "", "Specifies the url to the DS3 server.")
+    ignoreServerCertParam := flag.Bool("ignore_server_cert", false, "Specifies whether to ignore the server's certificate.")
     accessKeyParam := flag.String("access_key", "", "Specifies the access_key for the DS3 user.")
     secretKeyParam := flag.String("secret_key", "", "Specifies the secret_key for the DS3 user.")
     proxyParam := flag.String("proxy", "", "Specifies the HTTP proxy to route through.")
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ func ParseArgs() (*Arguments, error) {
     // Build the arguments object.
     args := Arguments{
         Endpoint: paramOrEnv(*endpointParam, "DS3_ENDPOINT"),
+        IgnoreServerCertificate: *ignoreServerCertParam,
         AccessKey: paramOrEnv(*accessKeyParam, "DS3_ACCESS_KEY"),
         SecretKey: paramOrEnv(*secretKeyParam, "DS3_SECRET_KEY"),
         Proxy: paramOrEnv(*proxyParam, "DS3_PROXY"),