--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
@@ -118,9 +118,28 @@ ngx_mail_init_connection(ngx_connection_
     sslcf = ngx_mail_get_module_srv_conf(s, ngx_mail_ssl_module);
 
     if (sslcf->enable) {
+        c->log->action = "SSL handshaking";
+
         ngx_mail_ssl_init_connection(&sslcf->ssl, c);
         return;
     }
+
+    if (imia[i].ssl) {
+
+        c->log->action = "SSL handshaking";
+
+        if (sslcf->ssl.ctx == NULL) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, c->log, 0,
+                          "no \"ssl_certificate\" is defined "
+                          "in server listening on SSL port");
+            ngx_mail_close_connection(c);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ngx_mail_ssl_init_connection(&sslcf->ssl, c);
+        return;
+    }
+
     }
 #endif