diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index 60cc07418..b104610d9 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ optDict = {
                                "saFreq":            "integer",
                                "skipUrlEncode":     "boolean",
                                "evalCode":          "string",
+                               "forceSSL":          "boolean",
                              },
 
             "Optimization":  {
@@ -178,7 +179,6 @@ optDict = {
                                "dumpFormat":        "string",
                                "eta":               "boolean",
                                "flushSession":      "boolean",
-                               "forceSSL":          "boolean",
                                "forms":             "boolean",
                                "freshQueries":      "boolean",
                                "hexConvert":        "boolean",
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 993007962..374409f15 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ def cmdLineParser():
         request.add_option("--eval", dest="evalCode",
                            help="Evaluate provided Python code before the request (e.g. \"import hashlib;id2=hashlib.md5(id).hexdigest()\")")
 
+        request.add_option("--force-ssl", dest="forceSSL",
+                           action="store_true",
+                           help="Force usage of SSL/HTTPS")
+
         # Optimization options
         optimization = OptionGroup(parser, "Optimization", "These "
                                "switches can be used to optimize the "
@@ -560,10 +564,6 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                             action="store_true",
                             help="Flush session files for current target")
 
-        general.add_option("--force-ssl", dest="forceSSL",
-                           action="store_true",
-                           help="Force usage of SSL/HTTPS requests")
-
         general.add_option("--forms", dest="forms",
                                   action="store_true",
                                   help="Parse and test forms on target URL")
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index d70cb1567..c53083db0 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ skipUrlEncode = False
 # Example: import hashlib;id2=hashlib.md5(id).hexdigest()
 evalCode = 
 
+# Force usage of SSL/HTTPS
+# Valid: True or False
+forceSSL = False
 
 # These options can be used to optimize the performance of sqlmap.
 [Optimization]
@@ -614,10 +617,6 @@ eta = False
 # Valid: True or False
 flushSession = False
 
-# Force usage of SSL/HTTPS requests
-# Valid: True or False
-forceSSL = False
-
 # Parse and test forms on target URL.
 # Valid: True or False
 forms = False