diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/server/JettyServer.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/server/JettyServer.java
index 4b578b4..7f34725 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/server/JettyServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/server/JettyServer.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 		String keystore = params.getProperty("KeyStoreFile", "etc/keystore");
 		logger.info("https Server using keystore at " + keystore);
 		sslContextFactory.setKeyStorePath(keystore);
+		sslContextFactory.setKeyStoreType(params.getProperty("KeyStoreType", "jks"));
 		sslContextFactory.setKeyStorePassword(params.getProperty("KeyStorePassword", "changeit"));
 		sslContextFactory.setKeyManagerPassword(params.getProperty("KeyPassword", "changeit"));
 	}