diff --git a/src/lib/controlplane/gateway-connect-profile.ts b/src/lib/controlplane/gateway-connect-profile.ts
index 033d3967..79d196ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/controlplane/gateway-connect-profile.ts
+++ b/src/lib/controlplane/gateway-connect-profile.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function buildGatewayConnectProfile(args: {
   capabilities: string[];
 }): GatewayConnectProfile {
   const baseParams = {
-    minProtocol: args.protocol,
+    minProtocol: 3,
     maxProtocol: args.protocol,
     role: "operator" as const,
     scopes: [...OPERATOR_SCOPES],