diff --git a/apisix/schema_def.lua b/apisix/schema_def.lua
index e261c98c1ec4..d4b63eb27441 100644
--- a/apisix/schema_def.lua
+++ b/apisix/schema_def.lua
@@ -454,9 +454,23 @@ _M.ssl = {
         sni = {
             type = "string",
             pattern = [[^\*?[0-9a-zA-Z-.]+$]],
-        }
+        },
+        snis = {
+            type = "array",
+            items = {
+                type = "string",
+                pattern = [[^\*?[0-9a-zA-Z-.]+$]],
+            }
+        },
+        exptime = {
+            type = "integer",
+            minimum = 1588262400,  -- 2020/5/1 0:0:0
+        },
+    },
+    oneOf = {
+        {required = {"sni", "key", "cert"}},
+        {required = {"snis", "key", "cert"}}
     },
-    required = {"sni", "key", "cert"},
     additionalProperties = false,
 }
 
diff --git a/t/admin/schema.t b/t/admin/schema.t
index 54ef58ee7ee7..d266f2afce72 100644
--- a/t/admin/schema.t
+++ b/t/admin/schema.t
@@ -93,9 +93,23 @@ location /t {
                     sni = {
                         type = "string",
                         pattern = [[^\*?[0-9a-zA-Z-.]+$]],
-                    }
+                    },
+                    snis = {
+                        type = "array",
+                        items = {
+                            type = "string",
+                            pattern = [[^\*?[0-9a-zA-Z-.]+$]],
+                        }
+                    },
+                    exptime = {
+                        type = "integer",
+                        minimum = 1588262400,  -- 2020/5/1 0:0:0
+                    },
+                },
+                oneOf = {
+                    {required = {"sni", "key", "cert"}},
+                    {required = {"snis", "key", "cert"}}
                 },
-                required = {"sni", "key", "cert"},
                 additionalProperties = false,
             }
             )
diff --git a/t/admin/ssl.t b/t/admin/ssl.t
index 15bfb0ae4301..57eb69e8f13d 100644
--- a/t/admin/ssl.t
+++ b/t/admin/ssl.t
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ GET /t
 GET /t
 --- error_code: 400
 --- response_body
-{"error_msg":"invalid configuration: property \"cert\" is required"}
+{"error_msg":"invalid configuration: value should match only one schema, but matches none"}
 --- no_error_log
 [error]
 
@@ -269,3 +269,87 @@ GET /t
 passed
 --- no_error_log
 [error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 8: store sni in `snis`
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local core = require("apisix.core")
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin")
+
+            local ssl_cert = t.read_file("conf/cert/apisix.crt")
+            local ssl_key =  t.read_file("conf/cert/apisix.key")
+            local data = {
+                cert = ssl_cert, key = ssl_key,
+                snis = {"*.foo.com", "bar.com"},
+            }
+
+            local code, body = t.test('/apisix/admin/ssl/1',
+                ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                core.json.encode(data),
+                [[{
+                    "node": {
+                        "value": {
+                            "snis": ["*.foo.com", "bar.com"]
+                        },
+                        "key": "/apisix/ssl/1"
+                    },
+                    "action": "set"
+                }]]
+                )
+
+            ngx.status = code
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- response_body
+passed
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 9: store exptime
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local core = require("apisix.core")
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin")
+
+            local ssl_cert = t.read_file("conf/cert/apisix.crt")
+            local ssl_key =  t.read_file("conf/cert/apisix.key")
+            local data = {
+                cert = ssl_cert, key = ssl_key,
+                sni = "bar.com",
+                exptime = 1588262400 + 60 * 60 * 24 * 365,
+            }
+
+            local code, body = t.test('/apisix/admin/ssl/1',
+                ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                core.json.encode(data),
+                [[{
+                    "node": {
+                        "value": {
+                            "sni": "bar.com",
+                            "exptime": 1619798400
+                        },
+                        "key": "/apisix/ssl/1"
+                    },
+                    "action": "set"
+                }]]
+                )
+
+            ngx.status = code
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- response_body
+passed
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
diff --git a/t/lib/test_admin.lua b/t/lib/test_admin.lua
index 8b4d6c53f5fb..cda7514d09da 100644
--- a/t/lib/test_admin.lua
+++ b/t/lib/test_admin.lua
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ end
 
 
 function _M.comp_tab(left_tab, right_tab)
+    dir_names = {}
+
     if type(left_tab) == "string" then
         left_tab = json.decode(left_tab)
     end
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ function _M.comp_tab(left_tab, right_tab)
 
     local ok, err = com_tab(left_tab, right_tab)
     if not ok then
-        return 500, "failed, " .. err
+        return false, err
     end
 
     return true