@@ -560,9 +560,7 @@ class CloudFront(object):

         return signature

     def get_connection(self):

-        if self.config.proxy_host != "":

-            raise ParameterError("CloudFront commands don't work from behind a HTTP proxy")

-        conn = ConnMan.get(self.config.cloudfront_host)

+        conn = ConnMan.get(self.config.cloudfront_host, ssl = True)

         return conn

     def _fail_wait(self, retries):