diff --git a/src/config/common/cfgm_common/datastore/drivers/cassandra_cql.py b/src/config/common/cfgm_common/datastore/drivers/cassandra_cql.py
index 8a8a61c2a4f..cb69d4a8c9c 100644
--- a/src/config/common/cfgm_common/datastore/drivers/cassandra_cql.py
+++ b/src/config/common/cfgm_common/datastore/drivers/cassandra_cql.py
@@ -317,13 +317,16 @@ def _Init_Cluster(self):
                 password=self.options.credential.get('password'))
 
         # SSL related options
-        ssl_options, ssl_context = None, None
+        ssl_options = None
         if self.options.ssl_enabled:
-            ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(SSL_VERSION)
-            ssl_context.load_verify_locations(self.options.ca_certs)
-            ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-            ssl_context.check_hostname = False
-            ssl_options = {}
+            # TODO(sahid): Future versions (>= 3.17) will support
+            # ssl_context.
+            ssl_options = {
+                "ssl_version": SSL_VERSION,
+                "ca_certs": self.options.ca_certs,
+                "check_hostname": False,
+                "cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_REQUIRED,
+            }
 
         # Profiles related features
         ExecutionProfile = connector.cluster.ExecutionProfile
@@ -349,7 +352,6 @@ def _Init_Cluster(self):
             self._cluster = connector.cluster.Cluster(
                 endpoints,
                 ssl_options=ssl_options,
-                ssl_context=ssl_context,
                 auth_provider=auth_provider,
                 execution_profiles=profiles,
                 cql_version=self.CqlVersion)