diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca23c4995..eeae83c09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run lint && node node_modules/.bin/taper tests/test-*.js && npm run test-browser && npm run clean",
-    "test-browser": "browserify tests/browser/test.js -o tests/browser/test-browser.js && karma start tests/browser/karma.conf.js",
+    "test-browser": "browserify tests/browser/test.js -o tests/browser/test-browser.js && node tests/browser/start.js",
     "lint": "node node_modules/.bin/eslint lib/ *.js tests/ && echo Lint passed.",
     "clean": "rm tests/browser/test-browser.js || true"
   },
diff --git a/tests/browser/karma.conf.js b/tests/browser/karma.conf.js
index 2436dbb55..f5c308f8e 100644
--- a/tests/browser/karma.conf.js
+++ b/tests/browser/karma.conf.js
@@ -10,15 +10,25 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
     port: 9876,
 
     reporters: ['dots'],
-    
+
     colors: true,
 
     logLevel: config.LOG_ERROR,
 
     autoWatch: false,
 
-    browsers: ['PhantomJS'],
+    browsers: ['PhantomJS_without_security'],
+
+    singleRun: true,
 
-    singleRun: true
+    // Custom launcher to allowe self signed certs.
+    customLaunchers: {
+      PhantomJS_without_security: {
+        base: 'PhantomJS',
+        flags: [
+          '--ignore-ssl-errors=true'
+        ]
+      }
+    }
   })
 }
diff --git a/tests/browser/ssl/ca.crt b/tests/browser/ssl/ca.crt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e9e3ceb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/browser/ssl/ca.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/browser/ssl/server.crt b/tests/browser/ssl/server.crt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f97713b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/browser/ssl/server.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/browser/ssl/server.key b/tests/browser/ssl/server.key
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcb89027b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/browser/ssl/server.key
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/tests/browser/start.js b/tests/browser/start.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0027f2612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/browser/start.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+'use strict'
+var spawn = require('child_process').spawn
+var https = require('https')
+var fs = require('fs')
+var path = require('path')
+
+var port = 6767
+
+var server = https.createServer({
+    key: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '/ssl/server.key')),
+    cert: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '/ssl/server.crt')),
+    ca: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '/ssl/ca.crt')),
+    requestCert: true,
+    rejectUnauthorized: false
+  }, function (req, res) {
+    // Set CORS header, since that is something we are testing.
+    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
+    res.writeHead(200)
+    res.end('Can you hear the sound of an enormous door slamming in the depths of hell?\n')
+})
+server.listen(port, function() {
+  console.log('Started https server for karma tests on port ' + port)
+  // Spawn process for karma.
+  var c = spawn('karma', [
+    'start',
+    path.join(__dirname, '/karma.conf.js')
+  ])
+  c.stdout.pipe(process.stdout)
+  c.on('exit', function(c) {
+    // Exit process with karma exit code.
+    if (c !== 0) {
+      throw new Error('Karma exited with status code ' + c)
+    }
+    server.close()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/browser/test.js b/tests/browser/test.js
index d63f1c6b8..9d504c21a 100644
--- a/tests/browser/test.js
+++ b/tests/browser/test.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var assert = require('assert')
 tape('Request browser test', function(t) {
   t.plan(1)
   request({
-    uri: 'https://api.github.com',
+    uri: 'https://localhost:6767',
     withCredentials: false
   }, function (error, response) {
     t.equal(response.statusCode, 200)