diff --git a/napalm_procurve/procurve.py b/napalm_procurve/procurve.py
index 3a8ff5f..833f6db 100644
--- a/napalm_procurve/procurve.py
+++ b/napalm_procurve/procurve.py
@@ -590,17 +590,26 @@ class ProcurveDriver(ConfigLifecycleMixin, SwitchDriver):
         """Open a one-shot SSH session to retrieve running-config.
 
         Used as fallback when the REST API does not expose the config endpoint
-        (e.g. HP 2530 / YA firmware).  Returns empty string on any failure.
+        (e.g. HP 2530 / YA firmware with Mocana SSH).  Tries legacy KEX
+        algorithms first (required for older ProCurve firmware), then standard.
+        Returns empty string on any failure.
         """
-        try:
-            conn = ConnectHandler(**self._netmiko_kwargs())
+        for legacy in (True, False):
             try:
-                return conn.send_command("show running-config")
-            finally:
-                conn.disconnect()
-        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.warning("SSH config fallback failed for %s: %s", self.hostname, exc)
-            return ""
+                conn = ConnectHandler(**self._netmiko_kwargs(legacy=legacy))
+                try:
+                    return conn.send_command("show running-config")
+                finally:
+                    conn.disconnect()
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "SSH config fallback (%s) failed for %s: %s",
+                    "legacy" if legacy else "standard",
+                    self.hostname,
+                    exc,
+                )
+        logger.warning("SSH config fallback failed for %s (all transports)", self.hostname)
+        return ""
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # NAPALM: get_environment