diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index c267040bcc..a8ba6041db 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ dependencies {
   api("ai.h2o:h2o-persist-gcs:${h2oVersion}")
   api("ai.h2o:h2o-jetty-9:${h2oVersion}")
   api("ai.h2o:h2o-webserver-iface:${h2oVersion}")
+  api "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:${jettyVersion}"
+  api "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets:${jettyVersion}"
+  api "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-jaas:${jettyVersion}"
+  api "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-proxy:${jettyVersion}"
+  api "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet:${jettyVersion}"
+  api "org.eclipse.jetty.websocket:websocket-api:${jettyVersion}"
+  api "org.eclipse.jetty.websocket:websocket-server:${jettyVersion}"
   api("ai.h2o:h2o-automl:${h2oVersion}")
   api("ai.h2o:h2o-ext-mojo-pipeline:${h2oVersion}")
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/water/webserver/jetty9/SparklingWaterJettyHelper.scala b/core/src/main/scala/water/webserver/jetty9/SparklingWaterJettyHelper.scala
index 7400399024..0d8e6c27f5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/water/webserver/jetty9/SparklingWaterJettyHelper.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/water/webserver/jetty9/SparklingWaterJettyHelper.scala
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ class SparklingWaterJettyHelper(
     if (conf.jksPass.isEmpty) {
       throw new RuntimeException("JKS is specified but JKS password is missing!")
     }
-    val sslFactory = new SslContextFactory(conf.jks.get)
+    val sslFactory = new SslContextFactory.Server()
     sslFactory.setKeyStorePassword(conf.jksPass.get)
+    sslFactory.setKeyStorePath(conf.jks.get)
     if (conf.jksAlias.isDefined) {
       sslFactory.setCertAlias(conf.jksAlias.get)
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d7c8da1185..0a6c3f3af1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ spotlessModern=true
 testH2OBranch=rel-3.44.0
 makeBooklet=false
 testingBaseImage=harbor.h2o.ai/opsh2oai/h2o-3-hadoop-cdh-6.3:84
+jettyVersion=9.4.53.v20231009