diff --git a/presto-cassandra/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/cassandra/util/SslContextProvider.java b/presto-cassandra/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/cassandra/util/SslContextProvider.java
index 285029a5d6158..9dbbcacea1bed 100644
--- a/presto-cassandra/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/cassandra/util/SslContextProvider.java
+++ b/presto-cassandra/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/cassandra/util/SslContextProvider.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public Optional<SSLContext> buildSslContext()
 
             X509TrustManager trustManager = (X509TrustManager) trustManagers[0];
             // create SSLContext
-            SSLContext result = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
+            SSLContext result = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
             result.init(keyManagers, new TrustManager[] {trustManager}, null);
             return Optional.of(result);
         }