diff --git a/modules/exploits/linux/http/lifesize_uvc_ping_rce.rb b/modules/exploits/linux/http/lifesize_uvc_ping_rce.rb
index 03706b7bf7..e1c25550b8 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/linux/http/lifesize_uvc_ping_rce.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/linux/http/lifesize_uvc_ping_rce.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
 
       register_options(
         [
+          Opt::RPORT(443),
+          OptBool.new('SSL', [true, 'Use SSL', true]),
           OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The URI of the vulnerable instance', '/']),
           OptString.new('USERNAME', [true, 'The username to authenticate with', 'administrator']),
           OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'The password to authenticate with', 'admin123'])
@@ -63,6 +65,10 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
       fail_with("Server did not respond in an expected way")
     end
 
+    if res.code != 200
+      fail_with("Did not get a 200 response, perhaps the server isn't on an SSL port")
+    end
+
     token = /name='csrfmiddlewaretoken' value='(.*)'/.match(res.body)
 
     token = token[1]