diff --git a/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.erl b/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.erl
index 99f3ba233ca5..706915b21f5c 100644
--- a/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.erl
+++ b/lib/inets/src/inets_app/inets.erl
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@
 %% Description: Starts the inets application. Default type
 %% is temporary. see application(3)
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-start() -> 
+start() ->
+    application:ensure_all_started(ssl),
     application:start(inets).
 
-start(Type) -> 
+start(Type) ->
+    application:ensure_all_started(ssl),
     application:start(inets, Type).
 
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ start(Service, ServiceConfig, How) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Stops the inets application.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-stop() -> 
+stop() ->
     application:stop(inets).
 
 
@@ -104,12 +106,14 @@ stop() ->
 %% Description: Stops a started service of the inets application or takes
 %% down a stand alone "service" gracefully.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-stop(stand_alone, Pid) ->
-    true = exit(Pid, shutdown),
-    ok;
-
 stop(Service, Pid) ->
-    call_service(Service, stop_service, Pid).
+    case Service of
+        stand_alone ->
+            true = exit(Pid, shutdown),
+            ok;
+        _ ->
+            call_service(Service, stop_service, Pid)
+    end.
 
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -119,16 +123,13 @@ stop(Service, Pid) ->
 %% Note: Services started with the stand alone option will not be listed
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 services() ->
-    try lists:flatten(lists:map(fun(Module) ->
-					Module:services()
-				end, service_names())) of
-	Result ->
-	    Result
-    catch 
-	exit:{noproc, _} ->
+    try
+        lists:flatmap(fun(Module) -> Module:services() end, service_names())
+    catch
+        exit:{noproc, _} ->
             {error, inets_not_started}
     end.
-					       
+
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Function: services_info() -> [{Service, Pid, Info}]
@@ -138,20 +139,20 @@ services() ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 services_info() ->
     case services() of
-	{error, inets_not_started} ->
-	    {error, inets_not_started};
-	Services ->
-	    Fun =  fun({Service, Pid}) -> 
-			   Info =  
-			       case Service:service_info(Pid) of
-				   {ok, PropList} ->
-				       PropList;
-				   {error, Reason} ->
-				       Reason
-			       end,
-			   {Service, Pid, Info}
-		   end,
-	    lists:flatten(lists:map(Fun, Services))
+        {error, inets_not_started} ->
+            {error, inets_not_started};
+        Services ->
+            Fun =  fun({Service, Pid}) ->
+                           Info =
+                               case Service:service_info(Pid) of
+                                   {ok, PropList} ->
+                                       PropList;
+                                   {error, Reason} ->
+                                       Reason
+                               end,
+                           {Service, Pid, Info}
+                   end,
+            lists:flatmap(Fun, Services)
     end.
 
 
@@ -434,10 +435,12 @@ report_event(Severity, Label, Service, Content) ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %%% Internal functions
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-start_service(Service, Args, stand_alone) -> 
-    Service:start_standalone(Args);
-start_service(Service, Args, inets) ->
-    call_service(Service, start_service, Args).
+start_service(Service, Args, How) ->
+    application:ensure_all_started(ssl),
+    case How of
+        stand_alone -> Service:start_standalone(Args);
+        inets -> call_service(Service, start_service, Args)
+    end.
 
 call_service(Service, Call, Args) ->
     try Service:Call(Args) of