1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
index 88fe2bb0..102ef42c 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ sub new ($$$) {
          my $wbuf;
          if ($sock->can('accept_SSL') && !$sock->accept_SSL) {
                  return CORE::close($sock) if $! != EAGAIN;
-                $ev = PublicInbox::TLS::epollbit();
+                $ev = PublicInbox::TLS::epollbit() or return CORE::close($sock);
                  $wbuf = [ \&PublicInbox::DS::accept_tls_step, \&greet ];
          }
          $self->SUPER::new($sock, $ev | EPOLLONESHOT);