diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java
index 2475e5a..298069a 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/ssl/HttpsURLConnectionFactory.java
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ public final class HttpsURLConnectionFactory implements HttpURLConnectionFactory
                         final KeyManagerFactory keyManager = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(this.sslConfiguration.getProperty("keyManagerType", "SunX509"));
                         keyManager.init(keyStore, this.sslConfiguration.getProperty("certificatePassword").toCharArray());
                         sslContext.init(keyManager.getKeyManagers(), null, null);
+                        return sslContext.getSocketFactory();
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            return sslContext.getSocketFactory();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error(e.getMessage(), e);
         } finally {