diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/URLConnectionFactory.java b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/URLConnectionFactory.java
index dca5f0de9..84d6e18e6 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/URLConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/URLConnectionFactory.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public final class URLConnectionFactory {
             }
             throw new URLConnectionFailureException("Error getting connection.", ex);
         }
+        ConfigureTLS(url, conn);
         return conn;
     }