diff --git a/lib/winston-syslog.js b/lib/winston-syslog.js
index 0e9289d..1de3b6f 100644
--- a/lib/winston-syslog.js
+++ b/lib/winston-syslog.js
@@ -353,11 +353,11 @@ class Syslog extends Transport {
     }
     // Set Secure options for TLS
     const options = {
-      secureProtocol: this.secureProtocol,
       ciphers: this.ciphers,
       ecdhCurve: this.ecdhCurve,
       rejectUnauthorized: this.rejectUnauthorized,
-      requestCert: this.requestCert
+      requestCert: this.requestCert,
+      secureContext: secNet.createSecureContext(this.secureProtocol)
     };
 
     this.socket = /^tls[4|6]?$/.test(this.protocol)