diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index ac057f99d..abde9e4e6 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ daemon_remote_create(struct config_file* cfg)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 #endif
+	if(!SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(rc->ctx, "DEFAULT:!CAMELLIA128:!CAMELLIA256:!SEED:!IDEA:!RC4:!3DES:!DES:!MD5:!SHA:!sect283k1:!sect283r1:!sect409k1:!sect409r1:!sect571k1:!sect571r1:!secp256k1:!brainpoolP256r1:!brainpoolP384r1:!brainpoolP512r1"))
+		log_crypto_err("coult not set cipher list with SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list");
 
 	if (cfg->remote_control_use_cert == 0) {
 		/* No certificates are requested */