diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 5d23195e..9cfdb4d7 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-09-29  Christian Fraenkel  <c.fraenkel@gmx.net>
+
+	* http.c (gethttp): print debug output for errors occuring during
+	the ssl handshake.
+
 2001-11-16  Chris Seawood  <cls@seawood.org>
 
 	* init.c: Ditto.
diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index 10451f9b..cfd23852 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ gethttp (struct urlinfo *u, struct http_stat *hs, int *dt)
 	 {
 	   logputs (LOG_VERBOSE, "\n");
 	   logprintf (LOG_NOTQUIET, _("Unable to establish SSL connection.\n"));
+	   ssl_printerrors ();
 	   CLOSE (sock);
 	   return CONSSLERR;
 	 }