diff --git a/examples/.gitignore b/examples/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cba7efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a.out
diff --git a/examples/libev.cpp b/examples/libev.cpp
index 43cad39..0600d92 100644
--- a/examples/libev.cpp
+++ b/examples/libev.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int main()
     MyHandler handler(loop);
 
     // init the SSL library
-    SSL_library_init();
+//    SSL_library_init();
 
     // make a connection
     AMQP::Address address("amqps://guest:guest@localhost/");