diff --git a/xmrstak/net/socket.cpp b/xmrstak/net/socket.cpp
index e19d1d4423690151efe90cdea18481beae2eac61..89e9902613f2690ae2f30e766f2c061083f4471c 100644
--- a/xmrstak/net/socket.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/net/socket.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void tls_socket::print_error()
 		if(jconf::inst()->TlsSecureAlgos())
 			pCallback->set_socket_error("Unknown TLS error. Secure TLS maybe unsupported, try setting tls_secure_algo to false.");
 		else
-			pCallback->set_socket_error("Unknown TLS error.");
+			pCallback->set_socket_error("Unknown TLS error. You might be trying to connect to a non-TLS port.");
 	}
 	else
 		pCallback->set_socket_error(buf, len);