diff --git a/doc/THANKS b/doc/THANKS
index 4e4d2451f..7fae471db 100644
--- a/doc/THANKS
+++ b/doc/THANKS
@@ -577,6 +577,9 @@ Johnny Venter <johnny.venter@zoho.com>
 Carlos Gabriel Vergara <carlosgabrielvergara@gmail.com>
     for suggesting couple of good features
 
+Patrick Webster <patrick@aushack.com>
+    for suggesting an enhancement
+
 Ed Williams <ed.williams@ngssecure.com>
     for suggesting a minor enhancement
 
diff --git a/lib/request/httpshandler.py b/lib/request/httpshandler.py
index 9dcc568b5..84be36262 100644
--- a/lib/request/httpshandler.py
+++ b/lib/request/httpshandler.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-_protocols = [ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1]
+_protocols = [ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1]
 
 class HTTPSConnection(httplib.HTTPSConnection):
     """
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class HTTPSConnection(httplib.HTTPSConnection):
             return sock
 
         success = False
+
         for protocol in _protocols:
             try:
                 sock = create_sock()