diff --git a/bin/vulcano b/bin/vulcano
index 86d5b3cb8..5df21f069 100755
--- a/bin/vulcano
+++ b/bin/vulcano
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ class VulcanoCLI < Thor
       desc: 'Specify a sudo password, if it is required.'
     option :sudo_options, type: :string, default: '',
       desc: 'Additional sudo options for a remote scan.'
-    option :winrm_self_signed, type: :boolean, default: false,
-      desc: 'Allow remote scans with WinRM to run on self-signed certificates.'
-    option :winrm_ssl, type: :boolean, default: false,
-      desc: 'Configure WinRM scans to run via SSL instead of pure HTTP.'
+    option :ssl, type: :boolean, default: false,
+      desc: 'Use SSL for transport layer encryptiong (WinRM).'
+    option :self_signed, type: :boolean, default: false,
+      desc: 'Allow remote scans with self-signed certificates (WinRM).'
   end
 
   desc 'exec PATHS', 'run all test files'
diff --git a/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra.rb b/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra.rb
index 804ab8a45..771952307 100644
--- a/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra.rb
+++ b/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ module Vulcano::Backends
       when 'ssh'
         spec_backend = Specinfra::Backend::Ssh
         backend_helper = Ssh
-      when 'winrm'
+      when 'winrm', 'winrms'
+        @conf['ssl'] = true if type == 'winrms'
         spec_backend = Specinfra::Backend::Winrm
         backend_helper = Winrm
       else
diff --git a/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra_winrm.rb b/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra_winrm.rb
index 087857f90..c50b7a66f 100644
--- a/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra_winrm.rb
+++ b/lib/vulcano/backend/specinfra_winrm.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Vulcano::Backends::SpecinfraHelper
       fail 'You must configure a target host.' if host.empty?
 
       # SSL configuration
-      if conf['winrm_ssl']
+      if conf['ssl']
         scheme = 'https'
         port ||= 5986
       else
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Vulcano::Backends::SpecinfraHelper
         user: user,
         pass: pass,
         basic_auth_only: true,
-        no_ssl_peer_verification: conf['winrm_self_signed'],
+        no_ssl_peer_verification: conf['self_signed'],
       )
       si.winrm = winrm
     end