diff --git a/test/py/TestServer.py b/test/py/TestServer.py
index 04ad62a..4dc4c07 100755
--- a/test/py/TestServer.py
+++ b/test/py/TestServer.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from __future__ import division
 import logging
 import os
+import signal
 import sys
 import time
 from optparse import OptionParser
@@ -180,11 +181,11 @@
 def main(options):
     # set up the protocol factory form the --protocol option
     prot_factories = {
-        'binary': TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocolFactory,
         'accel': TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocolAcceleratedFactory,
-        'compact': TCompactProtocol.TCompactProtocolFactory,
         'accelc': TCompactProtocol.TCompactProtocolAcceleratedFactory,
-        'json': TJSONProtocol.TJSONProtocolFactory,
+        'binary': TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocolFactory,
+        'compact': TCompactProtocol.TCompactProtocolFactory,
+        'json': TJSONProtocol.TJSONProtocolFactory
     }
     pfactory_cls = prot_factories.get(options.proto, None)
     if pfactory_cls is None:
@@ -201,14 +202,23 @@
     if len(args) > 1:
         raise AssertionError('Only one server type may be specified, not multiple types.')
     server_type = args[0]
+    if options.trans == 'http':
+        server_type = 'THttpServer'
 
     # Set up the handler and processor objects
     handler = TestHandler()
     processor = ThriftTest.Processor(handler)
 
+    global server
+
     # Handle THttpServer as a special case
     if server_type == 'THttpServer':
-        server = THttpServer.THttpServer(processor, ('', options.port), pfactory)
+        if options.ssl:
+            __certfile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(SCRIPT_DIR), "keys", "server.crt")
+            __keyfile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(SCRIPT_DIR), "keys", "server.key")
+            server = THttpServer.THttpServer(processor, ('', options.port), pfactory, cert_file=__certfile, key_file=__keyfile)
+        else:
+            server = THttpServer.THttpServer(processor, ('', options.port), pfactory)
         server.serve()
         sys.exit(0)
 
@@ -268,7 +278,15 @@
     server.serve()
 
 
+def exit_gracefully(signum, frame):
+    print("SIGINT received\n")
+    server.shutdown()   # doesn't work properly, yet
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, exit_gracefully)
+
     parser = OptionParser()
     parser.add_option('--libpydir', type='string', dest='libpydir',
                       help='include this directory to sys.path for locating library code')
@@ -288,12 +306,12 @@
                       dest="verbose", const=0,
                       help="minimal output")
     parser.add_option('--protocol', dest="proto", type="string",
-                      help="protocol to use, one of: accel, binary, compact, json")
+                      help="protocol to use, one of: accel, accelc, binary, compact, json")
     parser.add_option('--transport', dest="trans", type="string",
-                      help="transport to use, one of: buffered, framed")
+                      help="transport to use, one of: buffered, framed, http")
     parser.add_option('--container-limit', dest='container_limit', type='int', default=None)
     parser.add_option('--string-limit', dest='string_limit', type='int', default=None)
-    parser.set_defaults(port=9090, verbose=1, proto='binary')
+    parser.set_defaults(port=9090, verbose=1, proto='binary', transport='buffered')
     options, args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # Print TServer log to stdout so that the test-runner can redirect it to log files