1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libnetdata/socket/socket.c b/libnetdata/socket/socket.c
index fd8613030e..2f9d476662 100644
--- a/libnetdata/socket/socket.c
+++ b/libnetdata/socket/socket.c
@@ -1000,9 +1000,13 @@ ssize_t send_timeout(int sockfd, void *buf, size_t len, int flags, int timeout)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_HTTPS
     if(ssl->conn) {
-        if (!ssl->flags) {
+        if (ssl->flags == NETDATA_SSL_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE) {
             return SSL_write(ssl->conn, buf, len);
         }
+        else {
+            error("cannot write to SSL connection - connection is not ready.");
+            return -1;
+        }
     }
 #endif
     return send(sockfd, buf, len, flags);