diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpDownload.java b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpDownload.java
index c1d702d..f27c17a 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpDownload.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpDownload.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public class CordovaHttpDownload extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
         } catch (HttpRequestException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownHostException) {
                 this.respondWithError(0, "The host could not be resolved");
+            } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SSLHandshakeException) {
+                this.respondWithError("SSL handshake failed");
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpGet.java b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpGet.java
index a9f14aa..b6bfe0d 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpGet.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpGet.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class CordovaHttpGet extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
         } catch (HttpRequestException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownHostException) {
                 this.respondWithError(0, "The host could not be resolved");
+            } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SSLHandshakeException) {
+                this.respondWithError("SSL handshake failed");
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpPost.java b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpPost.java
index a944954..8a12315 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpPost.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpPost.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public class CordovaHttpPost extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
         }  catch (HttpRequestException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownHostException) {
                 this.respondWithError(0, "The host could not be resolved");
+            } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SSLHandshakeException) {
+                this.respondWithError("SSL handshake failed");
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpUpload.java b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpUpload.java
index a871c79..6250050 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpUpload.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/CordovaHTTP/CordovaHttpUpload.java
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public class CordovaHttpUpload extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
         }  catch (HttpRequestException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownHostException) {
                 this.respondWithError(0, "The host could not be resolved");
+            } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SSLHandshakeException) {
+                this.respondWithError("SSL handshake failed");
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }