diff --git a/examples/ssl-2way-project/build.gradle b/examples/ssl-2way-project/build.gradle
index 764c93857..bb8e5a4e9 100644
--- a/examples/ssl-2way-project/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/ssl-2way-project/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
+	id "net.saliman.properties" version "1.5.1"
   id "com.marklogic.ml-gradle" version "4.5.2"
 }
 
@@ -77,10 +78,11 @@ if (project.hasProperty("mlKeystore")) {
       KeyManager[] key = keyManagerFactory.getKeyManagers()
 
       // Initialize the SSL context with key and trust managers.
-      SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("SSLv3")
+      SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLSv1.2")
       sslContext.init(key, trust, null)
 
       restSslContext = sslContext
+			restTrustManager = trust[0]
 
       // This turns off hostname verification unless mlVerifyServerHostname=true
       if (project.hasProperty("mlVerifyServerHostname") && mlVerifyServerHostname.toBoolean()) {