diff --git a/src/network/state.c b/src/network/state.c
index c2ce88fd..09491e17 100644
--- a/src/network/state.c
+++ b/src/network/state.c
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIBCURL
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "elinks.h"
@@ -158,6 +162,12 @@ get_state_message(struct connection_state state, struct terminal *term)
 	int len;
 	char *unknown_error = _("Unknown error", term);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIBCURL
+	if (state.basic < S_CURL_ERROR) {
+		return (char *)curl_easy_strerror(S_CURL_ERROR - state.basic);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (!is_system_error(state)) {
 		int i;
 
diff --git a/src/network/state.h b/src/network/state.h
index d03c060c..09dc6953 100644
--- a/src/network/state.h
+++ b/src/network/state.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ enum connection_basic_state {
 	S_BITTORRENT_PEER_URL   = -100804,
 
 	S_FSP_OPEN_SESSION_UNKN = -100900,
+
+	S_CURL_ERROR            = -101000,
 };
 
 typedef int connection_basic_state_T;
diff --git a/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c b/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c
index e9e6a8bc..92d5179c 100644
--- a/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c
+++ b/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c
@@ -616,24 +616,22 @@ check_multi_info(GlobalInfo *g)
 			res = msg->data.result;
 			curl_easy_getinfo(easy, CURLINFO_PRIVATE, &conn);
 
-			if (res == CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_NOT_FOUND || res == CURLE_SSH) {
-				ftp = (struct ftpes_connection_info *)conn->info;
+			if (conn->uri->protocol == PROTOCOL_HTTP || conn->uri->protocol == PROTOCOL_HTTPS) {
+				http_curl_handle_error(conn, res);
+				continue;
+			}
 
-				if (ftp && !ftp->dir) {
-					retry_connection(conn, connection_state(S_RESTART));
-				} else {
-					abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_OK));
-				}
-			} else {
-				if (conn->uri->protocol == PROTOCOL_HTTP || conn->uri->protocol == PROTOCOL_HTTPS) {
-					char *url = http_curl_check_redirect(conn);
+			if (conn->uri->protocol == PROTOCOL_FTP || conn->uri->protocol == PROTOCOL_FTPES || conn->uri->protocol == PROTOCOL_SFTP) {
+				if (res == CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_NOT_FOUND || res == CURLE_SSH) {
+					ftp = (struct ftpes_connection_info *)conn->info;
 
-					if (url) {
-						redirect_cache(conn->cached, url, 0, 0);
+					if (ftp && !ftp->dir) {
+						retry_connection(conn, connection_state(S_RESTART));
+					} else {
 						abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_OK));
-						return;
 					}
 				}
+			} else {
 				abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_OK));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/protocol/curl/http.c b/src/protocol/curl/http.c
index c1220180..714bb40d 100644
--- a/src/protocol/curl/http.c
+++ b/src/protocol/curl/http.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ http_got_data(void *stream, void *buf, size_t len)
 	abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_OK));
 }
 
-char *
+static char *
 http_curl_check_redirect(struct connection *conn)
 {
 	struct http_curl_connection_info *http;
@@ -383,6 +383,24 @@ http_curl_check_redirect(struct connection *conn)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void
+http_curl_handle_error(struct connection *conn, CURLcode res)
+{
+	if (res == CURLE_OK) {
+		char *url = http_curl_check_redirect(conn);
+
+		if (url) {
+			redirect_cache(conn->cached, url, 0, 0);
+			abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_OK));
+			return;
+		}
+		abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_OK));
+		return;
+	} else {
+		abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_CURL_ERROR - res));
+	}
+}
+
 void
 http_curl_protocol_handler(struct connection *conn)
 {
diff --git a/src/protocol/curl/http.h b/src/protocol/curl/http.h
index deca4186..988d0278 100644
--- a/src/protocol/curl/http.h
+++ b/src/protocol/curl/http.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef EL__PROTOCOL_CURL_HTTP_H
 #define EL__PROTOCOL_CURL_HTTP_H
 
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
 #include "main/module.h"
 #include "protocol/protocol.h"
 
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ struct connection;
 
 extern protocol_handler_T http_curl_protocol_handler;
 
-char *http_curl_check_redirect(struct connection *conn);
+void http_curl_handle_error(struct connection *conn, CURLcode res);
 
 #endif