diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
index 4dbf66be..1f3344b2 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import { SSHTabComponent } from './components/sshTab.component'
 import { PasswordStorageService } from './services/passwordStorage.service'
 import { ALGORITHM_BLACKLIST, SSHAlgorithmType, SSHProfile } from './api'
 
+// Counteracts https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2/commit/f1b5ac3c81734c194740016eab79a699efae83d8
+ALGORITHMS.DEFAULT_CIPHER.push('aes128-gcm')
+ALGORITHMS.DEFAULT_CIPHER.push('aes256-gcm')
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class SSHProfilesService extends ProfileProvider<SSHProfile> {