diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a06e8359..c821f8f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ A bad security bug affecting users compiling with SSL enabled and OpenSSL as the
 
 #include <ixwebsocket/IXNetSystem.h>
 #include <ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h>
+#include <ixwebsocket/IXUserAgent.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 int main()
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ int main()
     // Our websocket object
     ix::WebSocket webSocket;
 
+    // Connect to a server with encryption
+    // See https://machinezone.github.io/IXWebSocket/usage/#tls-support-and-configuration
     std::string url("wss://echo.websocket.org");
     webSocket.setUrl(url);
 
@@ -53,6 +56,12 @@ int main()
                 std::cout << "Connection established" << std::endl;
                 std::cout << "> " << std::flush;
             }
+            else if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Error)
+            {
+                // Maybe SSL is not configured properly
+                std::cout << "Connection error: " << msg->errorInfo.reason << std::endl;
+                std::cout << "> " << std::flush;
+            }
         }
     );
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 31785992..8512537f 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <ixwebsocket/IXNetSystem.h>
 #include <ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h>
+#include <ixwebsocket/IXUserAgent.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 int main()
@@ -25,9 +26,12 @@ int main()
     // Our websocket object
     ix::WebSocket webSocket;
 
+    // Connect to a server with encryption
+    // See https://machinezone.github.io/IXWebSocket/usage/#tls-support-and-configuration
     std::string url("wss://echo.websocket.org");
     webSocket.setUrl(url);
 
+    std::cout << ix::userAgent() << std::endl;
     std::cout << "Connecting to " << url << "..." << std::endl;
 
     // Setup a callback to be fired (in a background thread, watch out for race conditions !)
@@ -44,6 +48,12 @@ int main()
                 std::cout << "Connection established" << std::endl;
                 std::cout << "> " << std::flush;
             }
+            else if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Error)
+            {
+                // Maybe SSL is not configured properly
+                std::cout << "Connection error: " << msg->errorInfo.reason << std::endl;
+                std::cout << "> " << std::flush;
+            }
         }
     );