diff --git a/websocket/_core.py b/websocket/_core.py
index c24b118..f079194 100644
--- a/websocket/_core.py
+++ b/websocket/_core.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ if six.PY3:
 else:
     from base64 import encodestring as base64encode
 
-import os
 import struct
 import threading
 
@@ -254,8 +253,9 @@ class WebSocket(object):
             self.handshake_response = handshake(self.sock, *addrs, **options)
             self.connected = True
         except:
-            self.sock.close()
-            self.sock = None
+            if self.sock:
+                self.sock.close()
+                self.sock = None
             raise
 
     def send(self, payload, opcode=ABNF.OPCODE_TEXT):
diff --git a/websocket/_http.py b/websocket/_http.py
index a9272f0..dffedc7 100644
--- a/websocket/_http.py
+++ b/websocket/_http.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2010 Hiroki Ohtani(liris)
 import six
 import socket
 import errno
+import os
 
 if six.PY3:
     from base64 import encodebytes as base64encode
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def connect(url, options, proxy):
 
         if is_secure:
             if HAVE_SSL:
-                sock = _ssl_socket(sock, options.sslopt)
+                sock = _ssl_socket(sock, options.sslopt, hostname)
             else:
                 raise WebSocketException("SSL not available.")
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ def _open_socket(addrinfo_list, sockopt, timeout):
     return sock
 
 
-def _ssl_socket(sock, sslopt):
+def _ssl_socket(sock, sslopt, hostname):
     sslopt = dict(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
     certPath = os.path.join(
         os.path.dirname(__file__), "cacert.pem")
diff --git a/websocket/_ssl_compat.py b/websocket/_ssl_compat.py
index e21c661..8f2b6bd 100644
--- a/websocket/_ssl_compat.py
+++ b/websocket/_ssl_compat.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2010 Hiroki Ohtani(liris)
 
 """
 
-__all__ = ["HAVE_SSL", "SSLError"]
+__all__ = ["HAVE_SSL", "ssl", "SSLError"]
 
 try:
     import ssl