1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/io/http_client.cpp b/core/io/http_client.cpp
index ce2054db36..c3626bfe31 100644
--- a/core/io/http_client.cpp
+++ b/core/io/http_client.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@ Error HTTPClient::poll() {
 						} else {
 							// We are already handshaking, which means we can use your already active SSL connection
 							ssl = static_cast<Ref<StreamPeerSSL> >(connection);
+							if (ssl.is_null()) {
+								close();
+								status = STATUS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_ERROR;
+								return ERR_CANT_CONNECT;
+							}
+
 							ssl->poll(); // Try to finish the handshake
 						}
 
@@ -769,7 +775,7 @@ Dictionary HTTPClient::_get_response_headers_as_dictionary() {
 	get_response_headers(&rh);
 	Dictionary ret;
 	for (const List<String>::Element *E = rh.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
-		String s = E->get();
+		const String &s = E->get();
 		int sp = s.find(":");
 		if (sp == -1)
 			continue;