diff --git a/lib/hydra_wrapper.rb b/lib/hydra_wrapper.rb
index 6edf54c93..bd04f53fb 100644
--- a/lib/hydra_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/hydra_wrapper.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require 'active_support/base64'
 class HydraWrapper
 
   OPTS = {:max_redirects => 3, :timeout => 25000, :method => :post,
+          :ssl_capath => EnviromentConfiguration.ca_cert_file_location,
           :headers => {'Expect'            => '',
                        'Transfer-Encoding' => ''}
          }
diff --git a/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb
index 1218642e3..08b9fe4d8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-require 'hydra_wrapper'
+require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe HydraWrapper do
   before do
@@ -74,6 +74,27 @@ describe HydraWrapper do
 
   end
 
+  describe "#insert_job" do
+    before do
+      @wrapper.hydra.stub!(:queue)
+      @wrapper.stub!(:prepare_request!)
+    end
+    
+    it 'passes the correct options' do
+      xml = "<XML>"
+      url = "blub"
+      Typhoeus::Request.should_receive(:new).with(url, {
+        :max_redirects => 3, :timeout => 25000, :method => :post,
+        #:ssl_capath => EnvironmentConfiguration.
+         :headers => {'Expect'            => '',
+                      'Transfer-Encoding' => ''},
+         :ssl_capath => EnviromentConfiguration.ca_cert_file_location,
+         :params => {:xml => CGI.escape(xml)}
+         })
+      @wrapper.insert_job(url, xml, stub)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#redirecting_to_https?!' do
     it 'does not execute unless response has a 3xx code' do
       resp = stub(:code => 200)