diff --git a/plugins/mongodb/mongodb.go b/plugins/mongodb/mongodb.go
index 1b7e5c3a1..28bbe3af0 100644
--- a/plugins/mongodb/mongodb.go
+++ b/plugins/mongodb/mongodb.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package mongodb
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -12,9 +15,15 @@ import (
 
 type MongoDB struct {
 	Servers []string
+	Ssl     Ssl
 	mongos  map[string]*Server
 }
 
+type Ssl struct {
+	Enabled bool
+	CaCerts []string `toml:"cacerts"`
+}
+
 var sampleConfig = `
 # An array of URI to gather stats about. Specify an ip or hostname
 # with optional port add password. ie mongodb://user:auth_key@10.10.3.30:27017,
@@ -92,8 +101,33 @@ func (m *MongoDB) gatherServer(server *Server, acc plugins.Accumulator) error {
 		}
 		dialInfo.Direct = true
 		dialInfo.Timeout = time.Duration(10) * time.Second
+
+		if m.Ssl.Enabled {
+			tlsConfig := &tls.Config{}
+			if len(m.Ssl.CaCerts) > 0 {
+				roots := x509.NewCertPool()
+				for _, caCert := range m.Ssl.CaCerts {
+					ok := roots.AppendCertsFromPEM([]byte(caCert))
+					if !ok {
+						return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse root certificate")
+					}
+				}
+				tlsConfig.RootCAs = roots
+			} else {
+				tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+			}
+			dialInfo.DialServer = func(addr *mgo.ServerAddr) (net.Conn, error) {
+				conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", addr.String(), tlsConfig)
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("error in Dial, %s\n", err.Error())
+				}
+				return conn, err
+			}
+		}
+
 		sess, err := mgo.DialWithInfo(dialInfo)
 		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("error dialing over ssl, %s\n", err.Error())
 			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to connect to MongoDB, %s\n", err.Error())
 		}
 		server.Session = sess
diff --git a/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server.go b/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server.go
index f5283105d..d9b0edaad 100644
--- a/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server.go
+++ b/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Server struct {
 
 func (s *Server) getDefaultTags() map[string]string {
 	tags := make(map[string]string)
-	tags["host"] = s.Url.Host
+	tags["hostname"] = s.Url.Host
 	return tags
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server_test.go b/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server_test.go
index 07058aa82..ec536bbef 100644
--- a/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server_test.go
+++ b/plugins/mongodb/mongodb_server_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestGetDefaultTags(t *testing.T) {
 		in  string
 		out string
 	}{
-		{"host", server.Url.Host},
+		{"hostname", server.Url.Host},
 	}
 	defaultTags := server.getDefaultTags()
 	for _, tt := range tagTests {