diff --git a/setstatus.py b/setstatus.py
index 0f13580..e19ffa2 100755
--- a/setstatus.py
+++ b/setstatus.py
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ def main():
 
     context = ssl.create_default_context(ssl.Purpose.SERVER_AUTH,
                                          cafile=SERVER_CERT)
-    context.options &= ~ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS
-    context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL
-    # context.set_ciphers('HIGHT:!aNULL:!RC4:!DSS')
+    context.set_ciphers('EECDH+AESGCM')   # only ciphers for tls 1.2 and 1.3
+    context.options |= getattr(ssl._ssl, 'OP_NO_COMPRESSION', 0)
     context.load_cert_chain(certfile=CLIENT_CERT, keyfile=CLIENT_KEY)
     print('SSL context created')