--- xymon-4.3.24.orig/xymonnet/contest.c	2015-11-02 16:06:17.000000000 +0100
+++ xymon-4.3.24/xymonnet/contest.c	2015-12-11 11:14:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@
 				errprintf("IO error in SSL_connect to %s on host %s: %s\n",
 					  portinfo, inet_ntoa(item->addr.sin_addr), sslerrmsg);
 			}
+			item->open = 0;
 			item->errcode = CONTEST_ESSL;
 			item->sslrunning = 0; SSL_free(item->ssldata); SSL_CTX_free(item->sslctx);
 			break;
@@ -616,6 +617,7 @@
 			ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), sslerrmsg);
 			errprintf("Unspecified SSL error in SSL_connect to %s on host %s: %s\n",
 				  portinfo, inet_ntoa(item->addr.sin_addr), sslerrmsg);
+			item->open = 0;
 			item->errcode = CONTEST_ESSL;
 			item->sslrunning = 0; SSL_free(item->ssldata); SSL_CTX_free(item->sslctx);
 			break;
@@ -623,6 +625,7 @@
 			ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), sslerrmsg);
 			errprintf("Unknown error %d in SSL_connect to %s on host %s: %s\n",
 				  err, portinfo, inet_ntoa(item->addr.sin_addr), sslerrmsg);
+			item->open = 0;
 			item->errcode = CONTEST_ESSL;
 			item->sslrunning = 0; SSL_free(item->ssldata); SSL_CTX_free(item->sslctx);
 			break;