diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 966e59241..3215c9867 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4243,6 +4243,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http",
  "json",
  "log",
+ "rustls",
  "rustyline",
  "shellwords",
  "zingolib",
diff --git a/zingocli/Cargo.toml b/zingocli/Cargo.toml
index c3beb5f2a..0f4448d43 100644
--- a/zingocli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zingocli/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 zingolib = { path = "../zingolib/", features = ["deprecations", "test-elevation"] }
+rustls = { version = "0.23.13", features = ["ring"] }
 
 clap = { workspace = true }
 http = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/zingocli/src/lib.rs b/zingocli/src/lib.rs
index 23c0f9a2e..e2d0756b7 100644
--- a/zingocli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zingocli/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use log::{error, info};
 
 use clap::{self, Arg};
+use rustls;
 use zingolib::config::ChainType;
 use zingolib::testutils::regtest;
 use zingolib::wallet::WalletBase;
@@ -513,6 +514,11 @@ fn dispatch_command_or_start_interactive(cli_config: &ConfigTemplate) {
 
 /// TODO: Add Doc Comment Here!
 pub fn run_cli() {
+    // install default crypto provider (ring)
+    if let Err(e) = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default() {
+        eprintln!("Error installing crypto provider: {:?}", e)
+    };
+
     // Initialize logging
     if let Err(e) = LightClient::init_logging() {
         eprintln!("Could not initialize logging: {e}")