diff --git a/ct/deluge.sh b/ct/deluge.sh
index 5bf8e9c6f..5c1ea98a6 100644
--- a/ct/deluge.sh
+++ b/ct/deluge.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function update_script() {
   msg_info "Updating Deluge"
   ensure_dependencies python3-setuptools
   $STD apt update
-  $STD pip3 install deluge[all] --upgrade
+  $STD pip3 install deluge[all] "pyopenssl<25" --upgrade
   msg_ok "Updated Deluge"
   msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
   exit
diff --git a/install/deluge-install.sh b/install/deluge-install.sh
index 40af9bb94..6eee5da1b 100644
--- a/install/deluge-install.sh
+++ b/install/deluge-install.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cat >~/.config/pip/pip.conf <<EOF
 [global]
 break-system-packages = true
 EOF
-$STD pip install deluge[all]
+$STD pip install deluge[all] "pyopenssl<25"
 msg_ok "Installed Deluge"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"