diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4605d475..2e8131f7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
 RUN [ ! -d "/datastore" ] && mkdir /datastore
 
+# Re #80, sets SECLEVEL=1 in openssl.conf to allow monitoring sites with weak/old cipher suites
+RUN sed -i 's/^CipherString = .*/CipherString = DEFAULT@SECLEVEL=1/' /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
+
 # Copy modules over to the final image and add their dir to PYTHONPATH
 COPY --from=builder /dependencies /usr/local
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/usr/local