diff --git a/LibGit2Sharp.Tests/desktop/SmartSubtransportFixture.cs b/LibGit2Sharp.Tests/desktop/SmartSubtransportFixture.cs
index 950b6fc85..e72c0d7c1 100644
--- a/LibGit2Sharp.Tests/desktop/SmartSubtransportFixture.cs
+++ b/LibGit2Sharp.Tests/desktop/SmartSubtransportFixture.cs
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ public override int Write(Stream dataStream, long length)
 
                 private static HttpWebRequest CreateWebRequest(string endpointUrl, bool isPost, string contentType)
                 {
+                    ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
+
                     HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(endpointUrl);
                     webRequest.UserAgent = "git/1.0 (libgit2 custom transport)";
                     webRequest.ServicePoint.Expect100Continue = false;