diff --git a/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m b/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
index 047ebe53c..c9fff1dec 100644
--- a/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
+++ b/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static void debugWrite(GSHTTPURLHandle *handle, NSData *data)
 	      NSLog(@"HTTP response not received - %@", parser);
 	    }
 	  [self endLoadInBackground];
-	  [self backgroundLoadDidFailWithReason: @"Response not received"];
+          [self backgroundLoadDidFailWithReason: @"Response parse failed"];
 	}
 
       if (sock != nil