diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go b/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go
index c0ee8dff..0e6d7106 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func NewSecretGitFlags() secretGitFlags {
 	return secretGitFlags{
-		keyAlgorithm: flags.PublicKeyAlgorithm(sourcesecret.RSAPrivateKeyAlgorithm),
+		keyAlgorithm: flags.PublicKeyAlgorithm(sourcesecret.ECDSAPrivateKeyAlgorithm),
 		rsaBits:      2048,
 		ecdsaCurve:   flags.ECDSACurve{Curve: elliptic.P384()},
 	}