diff --git a/internal/provider/purevpn/openvpnconf.go b/internal/provider/purevpn/openvpnconf.go
index 864c4a0f..dbff0cec 100644
--- a/internal/provider/purevpn/openvpnconf.go
+++ b/internal/provider/purevpn/openvpnconf.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func (p *Provider) OpenVPNConfig(connection models.Connection,
 		Ciphers: []string{
 			openvpn.AES256gcm,
 		},
+		KeyDirection: "1",
 		//nolint:gomnd
 		Ping:    10,
 		CA:      "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", //nolint:lll