# Hello I'm at the **Hardhat console** part of the course

[ihatemev]

> const SimpleStorageFactory = await ethers.getContractFactory("SimpleStorage")

returns

Uncaught:
[Error: 140094994622400:error:1408F10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number:../deps/openssl/openssl/ssl/record/ssl3_record.c:332:
] {
  library: 'SSL routines',
  function: 'ssl3_get_record',
  reason: 'wrong version number',
  code: 'ERR_SSL_WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER'
}

Been trying to get around this but it's not working, would appreciate if someone could help. Thank you.

[krakxn]

Go through this discussion, and see if it helps you.

Link

[ihatemev]

Yes, I am. Using WSL as advised in the video though.
is there any way I could fix this?
Thank you for replying btw.

[ameeetgaikwad]

hey try using just windows, I was getting many errors in lesson 7 (I was using WSL). But I switched to windows and it's all good. Some things aren't compatible with WSL.

[ihatemev]

hey ameet, I might have to start all over again with PowerShell then? ty

[ameeetgaikwad]

yep!

[ihatemev]

did you experience a few issues when installing dependencies on powershell ?

[mattaereal]

Hi! Is there any part of your configuration where you added a link? Would you check if you accidentally added an "s" as in "HTTPS" instead of "HTTP"?

This is a classic error that pops up when you're trying to connect somewhere that probably does not support SSL.

[ihatemev]

hey, it worked. Turns out I was using

 localhost: {
            URL: "https://127.0.0.1:8545",
            chainId: 31337,
            

instead of URL: "http://127.0.0.1:8545" in my localhost hardhat config.

Been stuck here for weeks. Thank you so much mattaereal, you're great!

[ihatemev]

Hope you get a great job at the end of the year.

[mattaereal]

If you are so kind to mark my reply as an answer so others can see it I'd appreciate it <3

And thanks!

[krakxn]

^

[ihatemev]

Done. and thank you both.