diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
index e457e3ec43..67948b1de2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ public PluginSubject getPluginSubject(Plugin plugin) {
 
     @Override
     public Optional<SecureSettingsFactory> getSecureSettingFactory(Settings settings) {
-        return Optional.of(new OpenSearchSecureSettingsFactory(threadPool, sks, sslExceptionHandler, securityRestHandler));
+        return Optional.of(new OpenSearchSecureSettingsFactory(threadPool, sks, evaluateSslExceptionHandler(), securityRestHandler));
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("removal")