diff --git a/systemtest/apmservertest/server.go b/systemtest/apmservertest/server.go
index 4660d44fb0a..2315ff098c8 100644
--- a/systemtest/apmservertest/server.go
+++ b/systemtest/apmservertest/server.go
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ func (s *Server) initTLS() (serverCertPath, serverKeyPath, caCertPath string, _
 	s.TLS = &tls.Config{
 		Certificates: []tls.Certificate{clientCert},
 		RootCAs:      certpool,
+		MinVersion:   tls.VersionTLS12,
 	}
 	return serverCertPath, serverKeyPath, clientCertPath, nil
 }