diff --git a/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py b/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
index 6409b8ee1..44980d53a 100644
--- a/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ def test_set_default_verify_paths(self):
             # in a unit test is bad, but it's the only way I can think of to
             # really test this. -exarkun
 
-            # Arg, verisign.com doesn't speak TLSv1
-            context = Context(SSLv3_METHOD)
+            # Arg, verisign.com doesn't speak anything newer than TLS 1.0
+            context = Context(TLSv1_METHOD)
             context.set_default_verify_paths()
             context.set_verify(
                 VERIFY_PEER,