diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_ssl.c b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_ssl.c
index 33fb0ad315..c52567beaf 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_ssl.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_ssl.c
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ ecore_con_ssl_server_prepare(Ecore_Con_Server *svr,
 {
    if (!ssl_type)
      return ECORE_CON_SSL_ERROR_NONE;
+   if (!emile_cipher_init())
+     return ECORE_CON_SSL_ERROR_SERVER_INIT_FAILED;
+
    return SSL_SUFFIX(_ecore_con_ssl_server_prepare) (svr, ssl_type);
 }