diff --git a/bollux b/bollux
index 50b4a81..10b43d0 100755
--- a/bollux
+++ b/bollux
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ request() { # request [-s SERVER] URL
 	log 5 "addr: $addr"
 
 	sslcmd=(openssl s_client -crlf -ign_eof -quiet -connect "$serv")
+	# use SNI
+	sslcmd+=(-servername "${serv%:*}")
 	log "${sslcmd[@]}"
 	"${sslcmd[@]}" <<<"$addr" 2>/dev/null
 }