diff --git a/pymisp/mispevent.py b/pymisp/mispevent.py
index c5dcf19..dbc4de5 100644
--- a/pymisp/mispevent.py
+++ b/pymisp/mispevent.py
@@ -353,7 +353,10 @@ class MISPAttribute(AbstractMISP):
         if '|' in self.type or self.type == 'malware-sample':
             hashes = []
             for v in self.value.split('|'):
-                h = hashlib.new(algorithm, usedforsecurity=False)
+                try:
+                    h = hashlib.new(algorithm)
+                except ValueError e:
+                    h = hashlib.new(algorithm, usedforsecurity=False)
                 h.update(v.encode("utf-8"))
                 hashes.append(h.hexdigest())
             return hashes