diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_systemvm_services.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_systemvm_services.sh
index 013a8f69e0c..fc3d8f930f0 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_systemvm_services.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_systemvm_services.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function configure_apache2() {
    # Backup stock apache configuration since we may modify it in Secondary Storage VM
    cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.orig
    cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.orig
+   sed -i 's/SSLProtocol all -SSLv2$/SSLProtocol all -SSLv2 -SSLv3/g' /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf
 }
 
 function install_cloud_scripts() {