diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
index d82547c25b..956c9c74a6 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ SecureSocket::verifyCertFingerprint()
     EVP_MD* tempDigest;
     unsigned char tempFingerprint[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
     unsigned int tempFingerprintLen;
-    tempDigest = (EVP_MD*)EVP_sha1();
+    tempDigest = (EVP_MD*)EVP_sha256();
     int digestResult = X509_digest(cert, tempDigest, tempFingerprint, &tempFingerprintLen);
 
     if (digestResult <= 0) {