options = Hash.new.tap do |params|
                  params[:name]         = name          unless name.empty?
                  params[:host]         = host          unless host.empty?
                  params[:paused]       = paused        unless paused.empty?
                  params[:resolution]   = resolution    unless resolution.empty?
                  params[:contactids]   = contactids    unless contactids.empty?
                  params[:sendtoemail]  = sendtoemail   unless sendtoemail.empty?
                  params[:url]          = url           unless url.empty?
                  params[:encryption]   = encryption    unless encryption.empty?
        end

        puts options
        result = @conn.put '/api/2.0/checks', {
                                                :checkid => checkid,
                                                :name => options[:name],
                                                :host => options[:host],
                                                :paused => options[:paused],
                                                :resolution => options[:resolution],
                                                :contactids => options[:contactids],
                                                :sendtoemail => options[:sendtoemail],
                                                :url => options[:url]                       }
                                                #:encryption => host_scheme == 'https' ? true : false }

    end