diff --git a/product/roundhouse.console/Program.cs b/product/roundhouse.console/Program.cs
index 4d4c725a..f7e439d7 100644
--- a/product/roundhouse.console/Program.cs
+++ b/product/roundhouse.console/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using log4net;
 using roundhouse.consoles;
 using roundhouse.databases;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ private static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             Log4NetAppender.configure();
 
+            init_security_protocol();
+
             int exit_code = 0;
 
             try
@@ -560,6 +563,12 @@ private static void run_diff_utility(ConfigurationPropertyHolder configuration)
             }
         }
 
+        public static void init_security_protocol()
+        {
+            // allow tls
+            ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls | SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls12 | SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3;
+        }
+
         private static void run_update_check(ConfigurationPropertyHolder configuration)
         {
             if (!configuration.Silent)