diff --git a/netlib/tcp.py b/netlib/tcp.py
index 078ac4970..c5f97f948 100644
--- a/netlib/tcp.py
+++ b/netlib/tcp.py
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ class Reader(_FileLike):
                 raise NetLibTimeout
             except socket.error:
                 raise NetLibDisconnect
-            except SSL.SysCallError:
+            except SSL.SysCallError as e:
+                if e.args == (-1, 'Unexpected EOF'):
+                    break
                 raise NetLibDisconnect
             except SSL.Error, v:
                 raise NetLibSSLError(v.message)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 460a60e45..7b45f7c3f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pyasn1>=0.1.7
-pyOpenSSL>=0.13
\ No newline at end of file
+pyOpenSSL>=0.14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_tcp.py b/test/test_tcp.py
index ec995702e..771468296 100644
--- a/test/test_tcp.py
+++ b/test/test_tcp.py
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ class TestDisconnect(test.ServerTestBase):
         assert c.rfile.readline() == testval
 
 
+class HardDisconnectHandler(tcp.BaseHandler):
+    def handle(self):
+        self.connection.close()
+
+
 class TestServerSSL(test.ServerTestBase):
     handler = EchoHandler
     ssl = dict(
@@ -293,6 +298,24 @@ class TestSSLDisconnect(test.ServerTestBase):
         tutils.raises(Queue.Empty, self.q.get_nowait)
 
 
+class TestSSLHardDisconnect(test.ServerTestBase):
+    handler = HardDisconnectHandler
+    ssl = dict(
+        cert = tutils.test_data.path("data/server.crt"),
+        key = tutils.test_data.path("data/server.key"),
+        request_client_cert = False,
+        v3_only = False
+    )
+    def test_echo(self):
+        c = tcp.TCPClient(("127.0.0.1", self.port))
+        c.connect()
+        c.convert_to_ssl()
+        # Exercise SSL.SysCallError
+        c.rfile.read(10)
+        c.close()
+        tutils.raises(tcp.NetLibDisconnect, c.wfile.write, "foo")
+
+
 class TestDisconnect(test.ServerTestBase):
     def test_echo(self):
         c = tcp.TCPClient(("127.0.0.1", self.port))