diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/connector/socket/TLSSocketChannel.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/connector/socket/TLSSocketChannel.java
index e5ea06ddf8..a26290b4a1 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/connector/socket/TLSSocketChannel.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/connector/socket/TLSSocketChannel.java
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ private HandshakeStatus unwrap( ByteBuffer buffer ) throws IOException
          */
         if ( channel.read( cipherIn ) < 0 )
         {
-            throw new ClientException( "Failed to establish SSL socket connection." );
+            throw new ClientException( "SSL Connection terminated while receiving data. " +
+                    "This can happen due to network instabilities, or due to restarts of the database." );
         }
         cipherIn.flip();