diff --git a/src/curl.cpp b/src/curl.cpp
index d977f2f..22014b7 100644
--- a/src/curl.cpp
+++ b/src/curl.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,21 @@ int destroy_curl_handles_mutex(void)
   return pthread_mutex_destroy(&curl_handles_lock);
 }
 
+bool init_curl_global_all(void)
+{
+  if(CURLE_OK != curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL)){
+    FGPRINT("init_curl_global_all returns error.\n");
+    SYSLOGERR("init_curl_global_all returns error.");
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+void cleanup_curl_global_all(void)
+{
+  curl_global_cleanup();
+}
+
 static void lock_curl_share(CURL* handle, curl_lock_data nLockData, curl_lock_access laccess, void* useptr)
 {
   if(hCurlShare && CURL_LOCK_DATA_DNS == nLockData){
diff --git a/src/curl.h b/src/curl.h
index cfa7a05..12c1301 100644
--- a/src/curl.h
+++ b/src/curl.h
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ class auto_head {
 //
 int init_curl_handles_mutex(void);
 int destroy_curl_handles_mutex(void);
+bool init_curl_global_all(void);
+void cleanup_curl_global_all(void);
 int init_curl_share(bool isCache);
 int destroy_curl_share(bool isCache);
 void my_set_curl_share(CURL* curl);
diff --git a/src/s3fs.cpp b/src/s3fs.cpp
index 4003f2f..860feb1 100644
--- a/src/s3fs.cpp
+++ b/src/s3fs.cpp
@@ -4471,9 +4471,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   // exists. skip check if mounting a public bucket
   if(public_bucket.substr(0,1) != "1"){
      int result;
+     // Initiate curl global for ssl.
+     if(!init_curl_global_all()){
+       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+     }
      if(EXIT_SUCCESS != (result = s3fs_check_service())){
+       cleanup_curl_global_all();
        exit(result);
      }
+     cleanup_curl_global_all();
   }
 
   if (utility_mode) {
@@ -4515,9 +4521,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   s3fs_oper.access = s3fs_access;
   s3fs_oper.create = s3fs_create;
 
+   // Re-Initiate curl global for ssl before calling fuse.
+   if(!init_curl_global_all()){
+     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+   }
+
   // now passing things off to fuse, fuse will finish evaluating the command line args
   fuse_res = fuse_main(custom_args.argc, custom_args.argv, &s3fs_oper, NULL);
   fuse_opt_free_args(&custom_args);
+  cleanup_curl_global_all();
 
   exit(fuse_res);
 }