diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java
index 792c8aa227..5874820d20 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ public class NettyConnector extends AbstractConnector {
 
                SslHandler handler = new SslHandler(engine);
 
-               pipeline.addLast(handler);
+               pipeline.addLast("ssl", handler);
             }
 
             if (httpEnabled) {