diff --git a/channelfinder/ChannelFinderClient.py b/channelfinder/ChannelFinderClient.py
index 88adfdd..92adcf6 100644
--- a/channelfinder/ChannelFinderClient.py
+++ b/channelfinder/ChannelFinderClient.py
@@ -614,6 +614,6 @@ def init_poolmanager(self, connections, maxsize, block=False):
         self.poolmanager = PoolManager(num_pools=connections,
                                        maxsize=maxsize,
                                        block=block,
-                                       ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3)
+                                       ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)