diff --git a/config/ssh/ssh_config b/config/ssh/ssh_config
index 86f123e28..d5f63f315 100644
--- a/config/ssh/ssh_config
+++ b/config/ssh/ssh_config
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Host *
 
         # Only use secure crypto algorithms
         KexAlgorithms sntrup761x25519-sha512,sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,mlkem768x25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256
-        Ciphers chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes128-ctr
+        Ciphers aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-ctr,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes192-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr
         MACs hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256,umac-128@openssh.com
 
         # Always visualise server host keys (helps to identify key based MITM attacks)
diff --git a/config/ssh/sshd_config b/config/ssh/sshd_config
index 421416705..e338f8cef 100644
--- a/config/ssh/sshd_config
+++ b/config/ssh/sshd_config
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ MaxStartups 5
 
 # Only allow safe crypto algorithms
 KexAlgorithms sntrup761x25519-sha512,sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,mlkem768x25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256
-Ciphers chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes128-ctr
+Ciphers aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-ctr,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes192-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr
 MACs hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256,umac-128@openssh.com
 
 # Only allow cryptographically safe SSH host keys (adjust paths if needed)