diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ac3687..a6e8991 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         host: ${{ secrets.FTP_SERVER }}
         user: ${{ secrets.FTP_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.FTP_PASSWORD }}
+        forceSsl: true
         localDir: "dist"
         remoteDir: "www"
 ```
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@ Input parameter | Description | Required | Default
 host | FTP server name | Yes | N/A
 user | FTP username | Yes | N/A
 password | FTP password | Yes | N/A
+forceSsl | Force SSL encryption | No | false
 localDir | The local directory to copy | No | .
 remoteDir | The remote directory to copy to | No | .
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 903df30..86ea246 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ inputs:
   password:
     description: 'FTP password'
     required: true
+  forceSsl:
+    description: 'Force SSL encryption'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   localDir:
     description: 'Local directory'
     required: false
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index d134a62..fabd34d 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh -l
 
-lftp $INPUT_HOST -u $INPUT_USER,$INPUT_PASSWORD -e "set ssl:verify-certificate false; mirror --reverse --continue --dereference -x ^\.git/$ $INPUT_LOCALDIR $INPUT_REMOTEDIR; quit"
+lftp $INPUT_HOST -u $INPUT_USER,$INPUT_PASSWORD -e "set ftp:ssl-force $INPUT_FORCESSL; set ssl:verify-certificate false; mirror --reverse --continue --dereference -x ^\.git/$ $INPUT_LOCALDIR $INPUT_REMOTEDIR; quit"