diff --git a/nagios/manifests/target.pp b/nagios/manifests/target.pp
index 3623bc4..bce857c 100644
--- a/nagios/manifests/target.pp
+++ b/nagios/manifests/target.pp
@@ -101,10 +101,21 @@ class nagios::target::http inherits nagios::target {
 
 # Configure https service target.
 #
-class nagios::target::https inherits nagios::target {
+# === Parameters
+#
+#   $expect:
+#       Comma-delimited list of strings, at least one of them is
+#       expected in the first (status) line of the server response
+#       (default: HTTP/1.) If specified skips all other status line
+#       logic (ex: 3xx, 4xx, 5xx processing)
+#
+class nagios::target::https($expect=undef) inherits nagios::target {
 
     @@nagios::service { "${::homename}_https":
-        command     => "check_http!--ssl",
+        command     => $expect ? {
+            undef   => "check_http!--ssl",
+            default => "check_http!--ssl --expect='${expect}'",
+        },
         description => "HTTPS",
     }