diff --git a/xmpp-vala/src/core/stanza_reader.vala b/xmpp-vala/src/core/stanza_reader.vala
index f4b900d1..0079dc38 100644
--- a/xmpp-vala/src/core/stanza_reader.vala
+++ b/xmpp-vala/src/core/stanza_reader.vala
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public class StanzaReader {
             buffer_pos = 0;
         } catch (GLib.IOError e) {
             throw new XmlError.IO_ERROR("IOError in GLib: %s".printf(e.message));
+        } catch (GLib.TlsError e) {
+            throw new XmlError.IO_ERROR("TlsError in GLib: %s".printf(e.message));
         }
     }