diff --git a/apache/client/meson.build b/apache/client/meson.build
index 9c09ea8..90d8b9e 100644
--- a/apache/client/meson.build
+++ b/apache/client/meson.build
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ lauth_integration_tests = files([
   'test/lauth/http_client_test.cpp',
 ])
 
+os = host_machine.system()
+if os == 'darwin'
+  httplib_links = []
+else
+  httplib_links = ['-lssl', '-lcrypto']
+endif
+
 liblauth = shared_library(
   'lauth',
   lauth_sources,
@@ -39,9 +46,12 @@ liblauth = shared_library(
     cpp_httplib,
     json,
   ],
+  link_args: httplib_links,
   install: true,
 )
 
+liblauth_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories: lauth_includes, link_with: liblauth)
+
 install_headers(
   'include/lauth/api_client.hpp',
   'include/lauth/authorization_result.hpp',
@@ -64,8 +74,9 @@ if get_option('tests')
       cpp_httplib,
       json,
       gtest,
-      gmock
-    ]
+      gmock,
+    ],
+    link_args: httplib_links,
   )
   test('lauth-test', tests)
 endif
@@ -80,18 +91,12 @@ if get_option('integration-tests')
       json,
       gtest,
       gmock
-      ]
-    )
+    ],
+    link_args: httplib_links,
+  )
   test('lauth-integration-test', integration_tests)
 endif
 
-os = host_machine.system()
-if os == 'darwin'
-  httplib_links = []
-else
-  httplib_links = ['-lssl', '-lcrypto']
-endif
-
 executable(
   'http-service',
   files(['test/mock_service.cpp']),
@@ -110,3 +115,14 @@ executable(
   ],
   link_args: httplib_links
 )
+
+executable(
+  'api-check',
+  files(['src/api_check.cpp']),
+  include_directories: lauth_includes,
+  dependencies: [
+    cpp_httplib,
+    liblauth_dep,
+  ],
+  link_args: httplib_links,
+)
diff --git a/apache/client/src/api_check.cpp b/apache/client/src/api_check.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..340e0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/client/src/api_check.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <exception>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <lauth/authorizer.hpp>
+#include <lauth/logging.hpp>
+
+using namespace mlibrary::lauth;
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  if (argc != 6) {
+    std::cout << "Usage: api-check <host> <token> <uri> <ip> <username>" << std::endl;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  auto host = std::string(argv[1]);
+  auto token = std::string(argv[2]);
+  auto uri = std::string(argv[3]);
+  auto ip = std::string(argv[4]);
+  auto user = std::string(argv[5]);
+  std::cout << "Authorizing (via " << host << ") --  uri: " << uri << ", ip: " << ip << ", user: " << user << std::endl;
+
+  Logger::set(std::make_shared<Logger>(std::make_unique<StdOut>()));
+  auto auth = Authorizer(host, token);
+  Request req = Request {
+	  .ip = ip,
+	  .uri = uri,
+	  .user = user
+  };
+
+  auto result = auth.authorize(req);
+  std::cout << "Authorizer worked... determination: " << result["determination"] << std::endl;
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp b/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp
index 4e122d0..a0d3432 100644
--- a/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp
+++ b/apache/client/src/lauth/http_client.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 #include <optional>
 
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT 1
+#endif
+
 #include <httplib.h>
 
 #include "lauth/http_params.hpp"
diff --git a/apache/client/test/lauth/http_client_test.cpp b/apache/client/test/lauth/http_client_test.cpp
index 9d8a0d5..e556b29 100644
--- a/apache/client/test/lauth/http_client_test.cpp
+++ b/apache/client/test/lauth/http_client_test.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 using testing::_;
 using testing::Eq;
+using testing::HasSubstr;
 using testing::IsTrue;
 
 using namespace mlibrary::lauth;
@@ -85,3 +86,11 @@ TEST(HttpClient, GetRequestWithAuthorizationHeaderEncodesIt) {
 
   EXPECT_THAT(*response, Eq(R"({"Bearer":"dGVzdA=="})"));
 }
+
+TEST(HttpClient, HttpsSchemeIsSupported) {
+  HttpClient client("https://example.com");
+
+  auto response = client.get("/");
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(*response, HasSubstr("Example Domain"));
+}