error.diff

diff --git a/lib/Mojo/IOLoop/Client.pm b/lib/Mojo/IOLoop/Client.pm
index f349873..9d17d65 100644
--- a/lib/Mojo/IOLoop/Client.pm
+++ b/lib/Mojo/IOLoop/Client.pm
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ sub _ready {
   my $handle = $self->{handle};
   return $! == EINPROGRESS ? undef : $self->emit(error => $!)
     if $handle->isa('IO::Socket::IP') && !$handle->connect;
-  return $self->emit(error => $! = $handle->sockopt(SO_ERROR))
+  return $self->emit(error => $!
+      = $handle->sockopt(SO_ERROR) || "Can't connect")
     unless $handle->connected;
 
   # Disable Nagle's algorithm