diff --git a/aperturedb/Connector.py b/aperturedb/Connector.py
index b0f63a2f..f21a0d67 100644
--- a/aperturedb/Connector.py
+++ b/aperturedb/Connector.py
@@ -416,10 +416,8 @@ def _connect(self):
                         f"Refer to the documentation for more information: {SETUP_URL}" + os.linesep + \
                         f"Alternatively, SSL can be disabled by setting verify_hostname=False or use_ssl=False (not recommended)" + \
                         os.linesep
-                except ssl.SSLError as e:
+                except ssl.SSLError:
                     logger.exception(f"Error wrapping socket.")
-                    self.conn.close()
-                    self.connected = False
                     raise
 
         except FileNotFoundError as e: