diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index db0b6cef..38c6204d 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -394,6 +395,23 @@ func network(o values) (string, string) {
 
 type values map[string]string
 
+// Hash returns a deterministic hash of values.
+func (v values) Hash() []byte {
+	keys := make([]string, len(v))
+	i := 0
+	for key := range v {
+		keys[i] = key
+		i++
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	h := sha256.New()
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		h.Write([]byte(key))
+		h.Write([]byte(v[key]))
+	}
+	return h.Sum(nil)
+}
+
 // scanner implements a tokenizer for libpq-style option strings.
 type scanner struct {
 	s []rune
diff --git a/ssl.go b/ssl.go
index 881c2219..cb1998ea 100644
--- a/ssl.go
+++ b/ssl.go
@@ -3,17 +3,36 @@ package pq
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
 )
 
-// ssl generates a function to upgrade a net.Conn based on the "sslmode" and
-// related settings. The function is nil when no upgrade should take place.
-func ssl(o values) (func(net.Conn) (net.Conn, error), error) {
+// To avoid allocating the map if we never use ssl
+var configMapOnce sync.Once
+var configMapMu sync.Mutex
+var configMap map[string]*ssldata
+
+type ssldata struct {
+	Conf         *tls.Config
+	VerifyCAOnly bool
+}
+
+func getTLSConf(o values) (*ssldata, error) {
 	verifyCaOnly := false
+	configMapOnce.Do(func() {
+		configMap = make(map[string]*ssldata)
+	})
+	configMapMu.Lock()
+	conf, ok := configMap[string(o.Hash())]
+	configMapMu.Unlock()
+	if ok {
+		return conf, nil
+	}
 	tlsConf := tls.Config{}
 	switch mode := o["sslmode"]; mode {
 	// "require" is the default.
@@ -59,9 +78,6 @@ func ssl(o values) (func(net.Conn) (net.Conn, error), error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// This pseudo-parameter is not recognized by the PostgreSQL server, so let's delete it after use.
-	delete(o, "sslinline")
-
 	// Accept renegotiation requests initiated by the backend.
 	//
 	// Renegotiation was deprecated then removed from PostgreSQL 9.5, but
@@ -69,10 +85,28 @@ func ssl(o values) (func(net.Conn) (net.Conn, error), error) {
 	// also initiates renegotiations and cannot be reconfigured.
 	tlsConf.Renegotiation = tls.RenegotiateFreelyAsClient
 
+	data := &ssldata{&tlsConf, verifyCaOnly}
+	configMapMu.Lock()
+	configMap[string(o.Hash())] = data
+	fmt.Printf("o: %#v\n", string(o.Hash()))
+	configMapMu.Unlock()
+	return data, nil
+}
+
+// ssl generates a function to upgrade a net.Conn based on the "sslmode" and
+// related settings. The function is nil when no upgrade should take place.
+func ssl(o values) (func(net.Conn) (net.Conn, error), error) {
+	data, err := getTLSConf(o)
+	if data == nil && err == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return func(conn net.Conn) (net.Conn, error) {
-		client := tls.Client(conn, &tlsConf)
-		if verifyCaOnly {
-			err := sslVerifyCertificateAuthority(client, &tlsConf)
+		client := tls.Client(conn, data.Conf)
+		if data.VerifyCAOnly {
+			err := sslVerifyCertificateAuthority(client, data.Conf)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -86,19 +120,6 @@ func ssl(o values) (func(net.Conn) (net.Conn, error), error) {
 // in the user's home directory. The configured files must exist and have
 // the correct permissions.
 func sslClientCertificates(tlsConf *tls.Config, o values) error {
-	sslinline := o["sslinline"]
-	if sslinline == "true" {
-		cert, err := tls.X509KeyPair([]byte(o["sslcert"]), []byte(o["sslkey"]))
-		// Clear out these params, in case they were to be sent to the PostgreSQL server by mistake
-		o["sslcert"] = ""
-		o["sslkey"] = ""
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		tlsConf.Certificates = []tls.Certificate{cert}
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// user.Current() might fail when cross-compiling. We have to ignore the
 	// error and continue without home directory defaults, since we wouldn't
 	// know from where to load them.
@@ -153,19 +174,9 @@ func sslCertificateAuthority(tlsConf *tls.Config, o values) error {
 	if sslrootcert := o["sslrootcert"]; len(sslrootcert) > 0 {
 		tlsConf.RootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
 
-		sslinline := o["sslinline"]
-
-		var cert []byte
-		if sslinline == "true" {
-			// // Clear out this param, in case it were to be sent to the PostgreSQL server by mistake
-			o["sslrootcert"] = ""
-			cert = []byte(sslrootcert)
-		} else {
-			var err error
-			cert, err = ioutil.ReadFile(sslrootcert)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+		cert, err := ioutil.ReadFile(sslrootcert)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if !tlsConf.RootCAs.AppendCertsFromPEM(cert) {