diff --git a/builder/xenserver/common/common_config.go b/builder/xenserver/common/common_config.go
index 26ee51ff..6e323a1d 100644
--- a/builder/xenserver/common/common_config.go
+++ b/builder/xenserver/common/common_config.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,13 +12,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common"
 	commonssh "github.com/mitchellh/packer/common/ssh"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
+
+	xmlrpc "github.com/nilshell/xmlrpc"
 	xsclient "github.com/xenserver/go-xenserver-client"
 )
 
 type CommonConfig struct {
-	Username string `mapstructure:"remote_username"`
-	Password string `mapstructure:"remote_password"`
-	HostIp   string `mapstructure:"remote_host"`
+	Username         string `mapstructure:"remote_username"`
+	Password         string `mapstructure:"remote_password"`
+	HostIp           string `mapstructure:"remote_host"`
+	ApiUrl           string `mapstructure:"remote_url"`
+	ApiTlsSkipVerify bool   `mapstructure:"remote_url_tls_skip_verify"`
 
 	VMName             string   `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
 	VMDescription      string   `mapstructure:"vm_description"`
@@ -147,6 +153,10 @@ func (c *CommonConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context, pc *common.PackerConfig
 		errs = append(errs, errors.New("remote_host must be specified."))
 	}
 
+	if c.ApiUrl == "" {
+		c.ApiUrl = "http://" + c.HostIp
+	}
+
 	if c.HostPortMin > c.HostPortMax {
 		errs = append(errs, errors.New("the host min port must be less than the max"))
 	}
@@ -245,3 +255,28 @@ func (config CommonConfig) GetSR(client xsclient.XenAPIClient) (*xsclient.SR, er
 		return srs[0], nil
 	}
 }
+
+func (config CommonConfig) GetXenAPIClient() (*xsclient.XenAPIClient, error) {
+	tlsConfig := tls.Config{}
+	if config.ApiTlsSkipVerify {
+		tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+	}
+	http_transport := http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig: &tlsConfig,
+	}
+	rpc, err := xmlrpc.NewClient(config.ApiUrl, &http_transport)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	client := xsclient.XenAPIClient{
+		Username: config.Username,
+		Password: config.Password,
+		Host:     config.HostIp,
+		Url:      config.ApiUrl,
+		RPC:      rpc,
+	}
+
+	return &client, nil
+}
diff --git a/builder/xenserver/iso/builder.go b/builder/xenserver/iso/builder.go
index 03b230d2..3de49c65 100644
--- a/builder/xenserver/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/xenserver/iso/builder.go
@@ -178,9 +178,13 @@ func (self *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) (params []string, retErr error
 
 func (self *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packer.Artifact, error) {
 	//Setup XAPI client
-	client := xsclient.NewXenAPIClient(self.config.HostIp, self.config.Username, self.config.Password)
+	_client, err := self.config.CommonConfig.GetXenAPIClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err.(error)
+	}
+	client := *_client
 
-	err := client.Login()
+	err = client.Login()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err.(error)
 	}
diff --git a/builder/xenserver/xva/builder.go b/builder/xenserver/xva/builder.go
index 278bef15..ff1f7f0b 100644
--- a/builder/xenserver/xva/builder.go
+++ b/builder/xenserver/xva/builder.go
@@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ func (self *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) (params []string, retErr error
 
 func (self *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packer.Artifact, error) {
 	//Setup XAPI client
-	client := xsclient.NewXenAPIClient(self.config.HostIp, self.config.Username, self.config.Password)
+	_client, err := self.config.CommonConfig.GetXenAPIClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err.(error)
+	}
+	client := *_client
 
-	err := client.Login()
+	err = client.Login()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err.(error)
 	}