diff --git a/ports/espressif/common-hal/ssl/SSLSocket.c b/ports/espressif/common-hal/ssl/SSLSocket.c
index f9e13029cc..b1d0720be1 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/common-hal/ssl/SSLSocket.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/common-hal/ssl/SSLSocket.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void common_hal_ssl_sslsocket_connect(ssl_sslsocket_obj_t *self,
 
         if (err == ESP_ERR_MBEDTLS_SSL_SETUP_FAILED) {
             mp_raise_espidf_MemoryError();
-        } else if (ESP_ERR_MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_FAILED) {
+        } else if (err == ESP_ERR_MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_FAILED) {
             mp_raise_OSError_msg_varg(translate("Failed SSL handshake"));
         } else {
             mp_raise_OSError_msg_varg(translate("Unhandled ESP TLS error %d %d %x %d"), esp_tls_code, flags, err, result);