diff --git a/lib/jenkins_api_client/build_queue.rb b/lib/jenkins_api_client/build_queue.rb
index 09a294e6..95a75368 100644
--- a/lib/jenkins_api_client/build_queue.rb
+++ b/lib/jenkins_api_client/build_queue.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,23 @@ def get_age(task_name)
         age
       end
 
+      # Obtains ALL queue items with detail Hash from the API response
+      #
+      # @param [String] task_name Name of the task/job
+      #
+      # @return [Hash] Queue details of the specified task/job
+      #
+      def get_all_with_details(task_name)
+        @logger.info "Obtaining all queue items with details of task '#{task_name}' from the" +
+          " build queue"
+        response_json = @client.api_get_request("/queue/api/json")
+        details = []
+        response_json["items"].each do |item|
+          details << item if item["task"]["name"] == task_name
+        end
+        details
+      end
+
       # Obtains the detail Hash from the API response
       #
       # @param [String] task_name Name of the task/job
diff --git a/lib/jenkins_api_client/client.rb b/lib/jenkins_api_client/client.rb
index cee4c2cb..87d61005 100644
--- a/lib/jenkins_api_client/client.rb
+++ b/lib/jenkins_api_client/client.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Client
     def initialize(args)
       args = symbolize_keys(args)
       args.each do |key, value|
-        if value && VALID_PARAMS.include?(key.to_s)
+        if VALID_PARAMS.include?(key.to_s)
           instance_variable_set("@#{key}", value)
         end
       end if args.is_a? Hash
@@ -363,7 +363,14 @@ def make_http_request(request, follow_redirect = @follow_redirects)
         http.use_ssl = true
 
         http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
-        http.ca_file = @ca_file if @ca_file
+
+        if @ca_file
+            http.ca_file = @ca_file
+        else
+            http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
+        end
+      else
+        http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
       end
       http.open_timeout = @http_open_timeout
       http.read_timeout = @http_read_timeout
diff --git a/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb b/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb
index 30d7dc9c..09faa823 100644
--- a/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb
+++ b/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb
@@ -731,6 +731,27 @@ def get_builds(job_name, options = {})
         response_json["builds"]
       end
 
+      # Obtain build details of a single build
+      #
+      # @param [String] job_name
+      #
+      # @param [Number] build_number
+      #
+      # @return [Hash] Build details of the specified build
+      #
+      def get_build_details(job_name, build_number = nil, options = {})
+        if build_number.nil?
+            build_number = get_current_build_number(job_name)
+        end
+
+        @logger.info "Obtaining the build details of '#{job_name}' / build ##{build_number}"
+        url = "/job/#{path_encode job_name}/#{build_number}/api/json"
+
+        tree = options[:tree] || nil
+        response_json = @client.api_get_request url, tree_string(tree)
+        response_json["builds"]
+      end
+
       # This method maps the color to status of a job
       #
       # @param [String] color color given by the API for a job