diff --git a/examples/proxy/proxy.ecf b/examples/proxy/proxy.ecf
index e22facd4..31ef951a 100644
--- a/examples/proxy/proxy.ecf
+++ b/examples/proxy/proxy.ecf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<library name="base" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\base\base-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="http" location="..\..\library\network\protocol\http\http-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="wsf" location="..\..\library\server\wsf\wsf-safe.ecf"/>
-		<library name="wsf_proxy" location="..\..\library\server\wsf_proxy\wsf_proxy-safe.ecf"/>
+		<library name="wsf_proxy" location="..\..\library\server\wsf_proxy\wsf_proxy-safe.ecf" readonly="false"/>
 	</target>
 	<target name="proxy" extends="common">
 		<root class="APPLICATION" feature="make_and_launch"/>
diff --git a/library/server/wsf_proxy/reverse_proxy/wsf_simple_reverse_proxy_handler.e b/library/server/wsf_proxy/reverse_proxy/wsf_simple_reverse_proxy_handler.e
index 699063df..ac6753c3 100644
--- a/library/server/wsf_proxy/reverse_proxy/wsf_simple_reverse_proxy_handler.e
+++ b/library/server/wsf_proxy/reverse_proxy/wsf_simple_reverse_proxy_handler.e
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ feature -- Execution
 	execute (request: WSF_REQUEST; response: WSF_RESPONSE)
 			-- Execute reverse proxy request.
 		local
-			l_socket: NETWORK_STREAM_SOCKET
 			h: HTTP_HEADER
 			l_http_query: STRING
 			l_status_line: STRING
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ feature -- Execution
 			i: INTEGER
 			l_completed: BOOLEAN
 		do
-			if attached (create {INET_ADDRESS_FACTORY}).create_from_name (host) as l_peer_address then
-				create l_socket.make_client_by_address_and_port (l_peer_address, port)
+			if attached (create {WSF_PROXY_SOCKET_FACTORY}).socket (host, port) as l_socket then
 				l_socket.set_connect_timeout (connect_timeout) -- milliseconds
 				l_socket.set_timeout (timeout) -- seconds
 
diff --git a/library/server/wsf_proxy/wsf_proxy-safe.ecf b/library/server/wsf_proxy/wsf_proxy-safe.ecf
index f8a2dffb..f07f10df 100644
--- a/library/server/wsf_proxy/wsf_proxy-safe.ecf
+++ b/library/server/wsf_proxy/wsf_proxy-safe.ecf
@@ -5,8 +5,29 @@
 		<library name="base" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\base\base-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="http" location="..\..\..\library\network\protocol\http\http-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="net" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\net\net-safe.ecf"/>
+		<library name="net_ssl" location="$ISE_LIBRARY/unstable/library/network/socket/netssl/net_ssl-safe.ecf">
+			<condition>
+				<custom name="ssl_supported" value="true"/>
+			</condition>
+		</library>
 		<library name="wsf" location="..\wsf\wsf-safe.ecf"/>
-		<cluster name="rewriter" location=".\rewriter" recursive="true"/>
-		<cluster name="reverse_proxy" location=".\reverse_proxy" recursive="true"/>
+		<cluster name="network" location=".\network\" recursive="true">
+			<file_rule>
+				<exclude>ssl</exclude>
+				<exclude>no_ssl</exclude>
+			</file_rule>
+			<cluster name="network_ssl" location="$\ssl">
+				<condition>
+					<custom name="ssl_supported" value="true"/>
+				</condition>
+			</cluster>
+			<cluster name="network_no_ssl" location="$\no_ssl">
+				<condition>
+					<custom name="ssl_supported" excluded_value="true"/>
+				</condition>
+			</cluster>
+		</cluster>
+		<cluster name="reverse_proxy" location=".\reverse_proxy\" recursive="true"/>
+		<cluster name="rewriter" location=".\rewriter\" recursive="true"/>
 	</target>
 </system>