diff --git a/src/main/java/org/commonjava/util/jhttpc/HttpFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/commonjava/util/jhttpc/HttpFactory.java
index b6cd435..04a4249 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/commonjava/util/jhttpc/HttpFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/commonjava/util/jhttpc/HttpFactory.java
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ private SSLConnectionSocketFactory createSSLSocketFactory( final SiteConfig loca
             logger.debug( "Setting up SSL context." );
             try
             {
-                SSLContextBuilder sslBuilder = SSLContexts.custom().useProtocol( SSLConnectionSocketFactory.TLS );
+                SSLContextBuilder sslBuilder = SSLContexts.custom().setProtocol( SSLConnectionSocketFactory.TLS );
 
                 if ( ks != null )
                 {