diff --git a/bin/pveproxy b/bin/pveproxy
index a9b6f1c7..63e8590f 100755
--- a/bin/pveproxy
+++ b/bin/pveproxy
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ sub init {
 	ssl => {
 	    # Note: older versions are considered insecure, for example
 	    # search for "Poodle"-Attac
+	    method => 'tlsv1',
 	    sslv2 => 0,
 	    sslv3 => 0,	    
 	    cipher_list => $proxyconf->{CIPHERS} || 'HIGH:MEDIUM:!aNULL:!MD5',