diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index fa2f7510..468e0ba9 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static const struct QCommandLineConfigEntry flags[] =
     { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "proxy-type", "Specifies the proxy type, 'http' (default), 'none' (disable completely), or 'socks5'", QCommandLine::Optional },
     { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "script-encoding", "Sets the encoding used for the starting script, default is 'utf8'", QCommandLine::Optional },
     { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "web-security", "Enables web security, 'true' (default) or 'false'", QCommandLine::Optional },
-    { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "ssl-protocol", "Sets the SSL protocol (supported protocols: 'SSLv3' (default), 'SSLv2', 'TLSv1', 'any')", QCommandLine::Optional },
+    { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "ssl-protocol", "Sets the SSL protocol (supported protocols: 'SSLv3', 'SSLv2', 'TLSv1' (default), 'any')", QCommandLine::Optional },
     { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "ssl-certificates-path", "Sets the location for custom CA certificates (if none set, uses system default)", QCommandLine::Optional },
     { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "webdriver", "Starts in 'Remote WebDriver mode' (embedded GhostDriver): '[[<IP>:]<PORT>]' (default '127.0.0.1:8910') ", QCommandLine::Optional },
     { QCommandLine::Option, '\0', "webdriver-logfile", "File where to write the WebDriver's Log (default 'none') (NOTE: needs '--webdriver') ", QCommandLine::Optional },
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void Config::resetToDefaults()
     m_javascriptCanCloseWindows = true;
     m_helpFlag = false;
     m_printDebugMessages = false;
-    m_sslProtocol = "sslv3";
+    m_sslProtocol = "tlsv1";
     m_sslCertificatesPath.clear();
     m_webdriverIp = QString();
     m_webdriverPort = QString();