diff --git a/lib/logstash/JRUBY-6970.rb b/lib/logstash/JRUBY-6970.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47501d7a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/logstash/JRUBY-6970.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Monkeypatch for JRUBY-6970
+module Kernel
+  alias_method :require_JRUBY_6970_hack, :require
+
+  def require(path)
+    if path =~ /^jar:file:.+!.+/
+      path = path.gsub(/^jar:/, "")
+      puts "JRUBY-6970: require(#{path})" if ENV["REQUIRE_DEBUG"] == "1"
+    end
+    return require_JRUBY_6970_hack(path)
+  end
+end
+
+require "openssl"
+class OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext
+  alias_method :ca_path_JRUBY_6970=, :ca_path=
+  alias_method :ca_file_JRUBY_6970=, :ca_file=
+
+  def ca_file=(arg)
+    if arg =~ /^jar:file:\//
+      return ca_file_JRUBY_6970=(arg.gsub(/^jar:/, ""))
+    end
+    return ca_file_JRUBY_6970=(arg)
+  end
+
+  def ca_path=(arg)
+    if arg =~ /^jar:file:\//
+      return ca_path_JRUBY_6970=(arg.gsub(/^jar:/, ""))
+    end
+    return ca_path_JRUBY_6970=(arg)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/logstash/runner.rb b/lib/logstash/runner.rb
index c24ae0800..bcc2ecd79 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/runner.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
-# Monkeypatch for JRUBY-6970
-module Kernel
-  alias_method :require_JRUBY_6970_hack, :require
-
-  def require(path)
-    if path =~ /^jar:file:.+!.+/
-      path = path.gsub(/^jar:/, "")
-      puts "JRUBY-6970: require(#{path})" if ENV["REQUIRE_DEBUG"] == "1"
-    end
-    return require_JRUBY_6970_hack(path)
-  end
-end
-
 require "rubygems"
 require "logstash/namespace"
 require "logstash/program"
 require "logstash/util"
+require "logstash/JRUBY-6970"
 
 if ENV["PROFILE_BAD_LOG_CALLS"]
   # Set PROFILE_BAD_LOG_CALLS=1 in your environment if you want