diff --git a/Modules/DartConfiguration.tcl.in b/Modules/DartConfiguration.tcl.in
index b6838dca5..2cd8437ba 100644
--- a/Modules/DartConfiguration.tcl.in
+++ b/Modules/DartConfiguration.tcl.in
@@ -63,3 +63,6 @@ TimeOut: @DART_TESTING_TIMEOUT@
 
 UseLaunchers: @CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS@
 CurlOptions: @CTEST_CURL_OPTIONS@
+# warning, if you add new options here that have to do with submit,
+# you have to update cmCTestSubmitCommand.cxx
+
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitCommand.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitCommand.cxx
index 7dfa4619f..2b317a4a8 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitCommand.cxx
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ cmCTestGenericHandler* cmCTestSubmitCommand::InitializeHandler()
     this->CTest->SetCTestConfiguration("TriggerSite",  ctestTriggerSite);
     }
 
+  this->CTest->SetCTestConfigurationFromCMakeVariable(this->Makefile,
+    "CurlOptions", "CTEST_CURL_OPTIONS");
   this->CTest->SetCTestConfigurationFromCMakeVariable(this->Makefile,
     "DropSiteUser", "CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER");
   this->CTest->SetCTestConfigurationFromCMakeVariable(this->Makefile,