diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 2786d6b7a6..e1f1b6b985 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ module GitHub extend self
     else
       raise e
     end
-  rescue SocketError => e
+  rescue SocketError, OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => e
     raise Error, "Failed to connect to: #{url}\n#{e.message}"
   end