diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/lib/http_auth.c b/components/esp_http_client/lib/http_auth.c
index b51b8fc396..9e5477cd1f 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/lib/http_auth.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/lib/http_auth.c
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ char *http_auth_digest(const char *username, const char *password, esp_http_auth
 
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s %s %s %s", "Digest", username, auth_data->realm, password);
     if ((strcasecmp(auth_data->algorithm, "md5-sess") == 0) ||
-            (strcasecmp(auth_data->algorithm, "SHA256") == 0) ||
-            (strcasecmp(auth_data->algorithm, "SHA-256") == 0)) {
+            (strcasecmp(auth_data->algorithm, "SHA-256-sess") == 0)) {
         if (digest_func(ha1, "%s:%s:%016llx", ha1, auth_data->nonce, auth_data->cnonce) <= 0) {
             goto _digest_exit;
         }