diff --git a/extras/basic_example/cert/cert.pem b/cert/cert.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from extras/basic_example/cert/cert.pem
rename to cert/cert.pem
diff --git a/extras/basic_example/cert/key.pem b/cert/key.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from extras/basic_example/cert/key.pem
rename to cert/key.pem
diff --git a/erizo_controller/erizoController/erizoController.js b/erizo_controller/erizoController/erizoController.js
index 0cb67fdfff..9800419af3 100644
--- a/erizo_controller/erizoController/erizoController.js
+++ b/erizo_controller/erizoController/erizoController.js
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 var crypto = require('crypto');
 var rpcPublic = require('./rpc/rpcPublic');
 var ST = require('./Stream');
-var http = require('http');
-var server = http.createServer();
-var io = require('socket.io').listen(server, {log:false});
 var config = require('./../../licode_config');
 var Permission = require('./permission');
 var Getopt = require('node-getopt');
@@ -91,7 +88,23 @@ var controller = require('./roomController');
 // Logger
 var log = logger.getLogger("ErizoController");
 
-server.listen(8080);
+var server;
+
+if (GLOBAL.config.erizoController.ssl) {
+    var https = require('https');
+    var fs = require('fs');
+    var options = {
+        key: fs.readFileSync('../../cert/key.pem').toString(),
+        cert: fs.readFileSync('../../cert/cert.pem').toString()
+    };
+    server = https.createServer(options);
+} else {
+    var http = require('http');
+    server = http.createServer();
+}
+
+server.listen(GLOBAL.config.erizoController.port);
+var io = require('socket.io').listen(server, {log:false});
 
 io.set('log level', 0);
 
diff --git a/extras/basic_example/basicServer.js b/extras/basic_example/basicServer.js
index cdcb084026..2f833f67d3 100644
--- a/extras/basic_example/basicServer.js
+++ b/extras/basic_example/basicServer.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ var express = require('express'),
         config = require('./../../licode_config');
 
 var options = {
-    key: fs.readFileSync('cert/key.pem').toString(),
-    cert: fs.readFileSync('cert/cert.pem').toString()
+    key: fs.readFileSync('../../cert/key.pem').toString(),
+    cert: fs.readFileSync('../../cert/cert.pem').toString()
 };
 
 var app = express();