diff --git a/src/py/flwr/driver/driver.py b/src/py/flwr/driver/driver.py
index f6a11e74d3c..f1a7c6663c1 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/driver/driver.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/driver/driver.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from typing import Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple
 
-from flwr.driver.grpc_driver import GrpcDriver
+from flwr.driver.grpc_driver import DEFAULT_SERVER_ADDRESS_DRIVER, GrpcDriver
 from flwr.proto.driver_pb2 import (
     CreateWorkloadRequest,
     GetNodesRequest,
@@ -29,9 +29,30 @@
 
 
 class Driver:
-    """`Driver` class provides an interface to the Driver API."""
-
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
+    """`Driver` class provides an interface to the Driver API.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    driver_service_address : Optional[str]
+        The IPv4 or IPv6 address of the Driver API server.
+        Defaults to `"[::]:9091"`.
+    certificates : bytes (default: None)
+        Tuple containing root certificate, server certificate, and private key
+        to start a secure SSL-enabled server. The tuple is expected to have
+        three bytes elements in the following order:
+
+            * CA certificate.
+            * server certificate.
+            * server private key.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        driver_service_address: str = DEFAULT_SERVER_ADDRESS_DRIVER,
+        certificates: Optional[bytes] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.addr = driver_service_address
+        self.certificates = certificates
         self.grpc_driver: Optional[GrpcDriver] = None
         self.workload_id: Optional[int] = None
         self.node = Node(node_id=0, anonymous=True)
@@ -40,7 +61,9 @@ def _get_grpc_driver_and_workload_id(self) -> Tuple[GrpcDriver, int]:
         # Check if the GrpcDriver is initialized
         if self.grpc_driver is None or self.workload_id is None:
             # Connect and create workload
-            self.grpc_driver = GrpcDriver()
+            self.grpc_driver = GrpcDriver(
+                driver_service_address=self.addr, certificates=self.certificates
+            )
             self.grpc_driver.connect()
             res = self.grpc_driver.create_workload(CreateWorkloadRequest())
             self.workload_id = res.workload_id