diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a132a60..8c27968 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ TODO
 lqml
 _*
 *.a
+*.eclrc
 *.fas*
 *.*history
 *.lib
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ _*
 *.qm
 *.stash
 *.ts
+*.version
 *~
 *.~
 #*.*#
diff --git a/examples/cl-repl/app.pro b/examples/cl-repl/app.pro
index b97efcd..3632a3a 100644
--- a/examples/cl-repl/app.pro
+++ b/examples/cl-repl/app.pro
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ android {
   LIBS        += -lasdf -lecl-help -ldeflate -lecl-cdb -lecl-curl -lql-minitar -lsockets
   LIBS        += -L../../../platforms/android/lib
 
-  ANDROID_EXTRA_LIBS         += $$ECL/lib/libecl.so
+  ANDROID_EXTRA_LIBS += $$ECL/lib/libecl.so
+
+  # optional, not included in LQML
+  #SSL_PATH = ../../../platforms/android/lib
+  #ANDROID_EXTRA_LIBS += $$SSL_PATH/libcrypto.so $$SSL_PATH/libssl.so
+
   ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = ../platforms/android
 
   32bit {
diff --git a/examples/cl-repl/lisp/ini.lisp b/examples/cl-repl/lisp/ini.lisp
index 21fb837..ce7af23 100644
--- a/examples/cl-repl/lisp/ini.lisp
+++ b/examples/cl-repl/lisp/ini.lisp
@@ -58,4 +58,12 @@
 
 ;;; hacks
 
-(asdf:defsystem :sb-bsd-sockets) ; needed for :sockets (linked as static lib)
+;; needed for :sockets (linked as static lib)
+(asdf:defsystem :sb-bsd-sockets)
+
+;; eventual ssl libs (not included in LQML) need to be loaded manually
+#+android
+(when (probe-file "libssl.so")
+  (ffi:load-foreign-library "libcrypto.so")
+  (ffi:load-foreign-library "libssl.so"))
+
diff --git a/src/cpp/main.cpp b/src/cpp/main.cpp
index 741b93d..9b7fee7 100644
--- a/src/cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/main.cpp
@@ -134,23 +134,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   ecl_init_module(NULL, init_lib_ASDF);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef INI_SSL
-  #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-    // ssl libs need to be loaded manually
-    LQML::eval("(ffi:load-foreign-library \"libcrypto.so\")");
-    LQML::eval("(ffi:load-foreign-library \"libssl.so\")");
-  #endif
-  LQML::eval("(push :cl+ssl-foreign-libs-already-loaded *features*)");
-#endif
-
   // load .eclrc
   if (arguments.contains("-norc")) {
     arguments.removeAll("-norc");
   } else {
 #if (defined Q_OS_ANDROID) || (defined Q_OS_IOS)
-    // mobile: don't hang on startup
-    LQML::eval("(x:when-it (probe-file \"~/.eclrc\")"
-               "  (ignore-errors (load x:it)))");
+    // nothing
 #else
   #ifndef DESKTOP_APP
     LQML::eval("(x:when-it (probe-file \"~/.eclrc\")"