diff --git a/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandlerTest.java b/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandlerTest.java
index 3d9e9ffd53..d339741f6e 100644
--- a/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandlerTest.java
+++ b/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandlerTest.java
@@ -1069,13 +1069,11 @@ public class SslHandlerTest {
 
             if (client) {
                 Throwable cause = clientSslHandler.handshakeFuture().await().cause();
-                assertThat(cause, CoreMatchers.<Throwable>instanceOf(SSLException.class));
-                assertThat(cause.getMessage(), containsString("timed out"));
+                assertThat(cause, CoreMatchers.<Throwable>instanceOf(SslHandshakeTimeoutException.class));
                 assertFalse(serverSslHandler.handshakeFuture().await().isSuccess());
             } else {
                 Throwable cause = serverSslHandler.handshakeFuture().await().cause();
-                assertThat(cause, CoreMatchers.<Throwable>instanceOf(SSLException.class));
-                assertThat(cause.getMessage(), containsString("timed out"));
+                assertThat(cause, CoreMatchers.<Throwable>instanceOf(SslHandshakeTimeoutException.class));
                 assertFalse(clientSslHandler.handshakeFuture().await().isSuccess());
             }
         } finally {