diff --git a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
index 523881c..4ae43ed 100644
--- a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
+++ b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
@@ -70,19 +70,22 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
     // we dont want the telnet machine most of the time
     // but disabling and re-enabling it for telnet doesn't work
     switch(port || query_mud_port()) {
-
-#if HAS_PORT(PSYCS_PORT, PSYC_PATH)
-    case PSYCS_PORT:	// inofficial & temporary
-# if __EFUN_DEFINED__(tls_want_peer_certificate)
-        tls_want_peer_certificate(ME);
-# endif
-	t = tls_init_connection(this_object());
-	if (t < 0 && t != ERR_TLS_NOT_DETECTED) PP(( "TLS on %O: %O\n",
-			   query_mud_port(), tls_error(t) ));
-#endif // fall thru
 #if HAS_PORT(PSYC_PORT, PSYC_PATH)
     case PSYC_PORT:
 #endif
+#if HAS_PORT(PSYCS_PORT, PSYC_PATH)
+    case PSYCS_PORT:	// inofficial & temporary
+	// make TLS available even on the default psyc port using the autodetection feature
+	if (tls_available()) {
+# if __EFUN_DEFINED__(tls_want_peer_certificate)
+		tls_want_peer_certificate(ME);
+# endif
+		t = tls_init_connection(this_object());
+		if (t < 0 && t != ERR_TLS_NOT_DETECTED) {
+			PP(( "TLS on %O: %O\n", query_mud_port(), tls_error(t) ));
+		}
+	}
+#endif // fall thru
 #if HAS_PORT(PSYC_PORT, PSYC_PATH) || HAS_PORT(PSYCS_PORT, PSYC_PATH)
 # ifdef DRIVER_HAS_CALL_BY_REFERENCE
 	arg = ME;