diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 639cb7d..76b5152 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CHANGES = open(os.path.join(here, 'CHANGES.rst')).read()
 
 setup(
     name='socketIO-client',
-    version='0.5.3',
+    version='0.5.3b',
     description='A socket.io client library',
     long_description=README + '\n\n' + CHANGES,
     license='MIT',
diff --git a/socketIO_client/transports.py b/socketIO_client/transports.py
index ed4e59c..a49c0d9 100644
--- a/socketIO_client/transports.py
+++ b/socketIO_client/transports.py
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ class _WebsocketTransport(_AbstractTransport):
         except websocket.WebSocketTimeoutException as e:
             raise TimeoutError(e)
         except websocket.SSLError as e:
-            raise ConnectionError(e)
+            if e.message == "The read operation timed out":
+                raise TimeoutError(e)
+            else:
+                raise ConnectionError(e)
         except websocket.WebSocketConnectionClosedException as e:
             raise ConnectionError('connection closed (%s)' % e)
         except socket.error as e: