diff --git a/serviceping/network.py b/serviceping/network.py
index a0b4d60..df38c44 100644
--- a/serviceping/network.py
+++ b/serviceping/network.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
+cipher = 'DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256'
 
 class ScanFailed(Exception):
     """
@@ -88,7 +89,9 @@ def scan(host, port=80, url=None, https=False, timeout=1, max_size=65535):
     if https:
         starts['ssl'] = datetime.datetime.now()
         try:
-            network_socket = ssl.wrap_socket(network_socket)  # nosec
+            context = ssl.create_default_context()
+            context.set_ciphers(cipher)
+            network_socket = context.wrap_socket(network_socket, server_hostname=host)  # nosec
         except socket.timeout:
             raise ScanFailed('SSL socket timeout', result=result)
         ends['ssl'] = datetime.datetime.now()
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 74753c2..09356f0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ name = serviceping
 url = https://github.com/yahoo/serviceping
 
 # Version is YY.MM.SERIAL
-version = 19.5.0
+version = 19.6.0
 
 [options]
 packages =