diff --git a/lib/ocsp/check.js b/lib/ocsp/check.js
index 5b3e4a8..607c8fe 100644
--- a/lib/ocsp/check.js
+++ b/lib/ocsp/check.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var ocsp = require('../ocsp');
+var util = require('util');
+var url = require('url');
 
 var rfc2560 = require('asn1.js-rfc2560');
 
@@ -31,7 +33,15 @@ module.exports = function check(options, cb) {
     if (err)
       return done(err);
 
-    ocsp.utils.getResponse(uri, req.data, function(err, raw) {
+    var httpOptions;
+
+    if (options.httpOptions !== undefined) {
+      httpOptions = util._extend(options.httpOptions, url.parse(uri));
+    } else {
+      httpOptions = uri;
+    }
+
+    ocsp.utils.getResponse(httpOptions, req.data, function(err, raw) {
       if (err)
         return done(err);
 
diff --git a/lib/ocsp/utils.js b/lib/ocsp/utils.js
index ad9af75..f280f00 100644
--- a/lib/ocsp/utils.js
+++ b/lib/ocsp/utils.js
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ exports['id-ad-caIssuers'] = [ 1, 3, 6, 1, 5, 5, 7, 48, 2 ];
 exports['id-kp-OCSPSigning'] = [ 1, 3, 6, 1, 5, 5, 7, 3, 9 ];
 
 exports.getResponse = function getResponse(uri, req, cb) {
-  uri = url.parse(uri);
+  if (typeof uri !== 'object') {
+    uri = url.parse(uri);
+  }
 
   var options = util._extend({
     method: 'POST',