diff --git a/types/rethinkdb/index.d.ts b/types/rethinkdb/index.d.ts
index f375a50fc7..c2dbf4b49b 100644
--- a/types/rethinkdb/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/rethinkdb/index.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 /// <reference types="node"/>
 
+import { ConnectionOptions as TLSConnectionOptions } from "tls";
+
 /**
  * https://rethinkdb.com/api/javascript/
  */
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ declare module "rethinkdb" {
     }
 
     interface Row extends Expression<any> {
-      (name: string): Expression<any>;
+        (name: string): Expression<any>;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -112,14 +114,11 @@ declare module "rethinkdb" {
          * there is only one option available, and if the `ssl` option is specified,
          * this key is required.
          */
-        ssl?: {
-          /** A list of Node.js `Buffer` objects containing SSL CA certificates */
-          ca: Buffer[];
-        };
+        ssl?: TLSConnectionOptions;
     }
 
     interface NoReplyWait {
-      noreplyWait: boolean;
+        noreplyWait: boolean;
     }
 
     interface Connection {
@@ -241,8 +240,8 @@ declare module "rethinkdb" {
 
         filter(rql: ExpressionFunction<boolean>): Sequence;
         filter(rql: Expression<boolean>): Sequence;
-        filter(obj: { [key: string]: any }): Sequence; 
-        
+        filter(obj: { [key: string]: any }): Sequence;
+
         /**
          * Turn a query into a changefeed, an infinite stream of objects representing
          * changes to the query’s results as they occur. A changefeed may return changes
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ declare module "rethinkdb" {
     }
 
     interface BooleanMap {
-      [ key: string ]: Boolean | BooleanMap;
+        [key: string]: Boolean | BooleanMap;
     }
 
     interface Expression<T> extends Writeable, Operation<T>, HasFields<Expression<number>> {
@@ -490,21 +489,21 @@ declare module "rethinkdb" {
     interface Sort { }
 
     interface ReqlType {
-      $reql_type$: string;
+        $reql_type$: string;
     }
 
     interface Time extends ReqlType {
-      $reql_type$: "TIME";
-      epoch_time: number;
-      timezone: string;
+        $reql_type$: "TIME";
+        epoch_time: number;
+        timezone: string;
     }
 
     interface Binary extends ReqlType {
-      $reql_type$: "BINARY";
-      data: string;
+        $reql_type$: "BINARY";
+        data: string;
     }
 
-    interface ReqlError extends Error {}
+    interface ReqlError extends Error { }
 
     /**
      * An error has occurred within the driver. This may be a driver bug, or it may
@@ -512,5 +511,5 @@ declare module "rethinkdb" {
      *
      * See https://www.rethinkdb.com/docs/error-types/
      */
-    interface ReqlDriverError extends ReqlError {}
+    interface ReqlDriverError extends ReqlError { }
 }