--- lib/puppet/util/monkey_patches.rb.orig	2016-04-25 20:52:09.000000000 +0200
+++ lib/puppet/util/monkey_patches.rb	2021-11-23 21:05:31.871851000 +0100
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@
   else
     DEFAULT_PARAMS[:options] = OpenSSL::SSL::OP_NO_SSLv2 | OpenSSL::SSL::OP_NO_SSLv3
   end
-  DEFAULT_PARAMS[:ciphers] << ':!SSLv2'
+  if DEFAULT_PARAMS[:ciphers]
+    DEFAULT_PARAMS[:ciphers] << ':!SSLv2'
+  end
 
   alias __original_initialize initialize
   private :__original_initialize