diff --git a/lib/interface.py b/lib/interface.py
index dbd41a0db..98305bb11 100644
--- a/lib/interface.py
+++ b/lib/interface.py
@@ -145,17 +145,16 @@ class TcpConnection(threading.Thread, util.PrintError):
                     s = context.wrap_socket(s, do_handshake_on_connect=True)
                 except ssl.SSLError as e:
                     self.print_error(e)
-                    s = None
                 except:
                     return
-
-                try:
-                    peer_cert = s.getpeercert()
-                except OSError:
-                    return
-                if s and self.check_host_name(peer_cert, self.host):
-                    self.print_error("SSL certificate signed by CA")
-                    return s
+                else:
+                    try:
+                        peer_cert = s.getpeercert()
+                    except OSError:
+                        return
+                    if self.check_host_name(peer_cert, self.host):
+                        self.print_error("SSL certificate signed by CA")
+                        return s
                 # get server certificate.
                 # Do not use ssl.get_server_certificate because it does not work with proxy
                 s = self.get_simple_socket()