diff --git a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex
index e84118a90..ad988fac3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxy.Client.Hackney do
 
   @impl true
   def request(method, url, headers, body, opts \\ []) do
+    opts = Keyword.put(opts, :ssl_options, versions: [:"tlsv1.2", :"tlsv1.1", :tlsv1])
     :hackney.request(method, url, headers, body, opts)
   end