diff --git a/scripts/openssl.test b/scripts/openssl.test
index 348ad9f27..7969169c1 100755
--- a/scripts/openssl.test
+++ b/scripts/openssl.test
@@ -194,7 +194,12 @@ do
     # get openssl ciphers depending on version
     case $version in "0")
         openssl_ciphers=`openssl ciphers "SSLv3"`
+
+        # double check that can actually do a sslv3 connection using
+        # client-cert.pem to send but any file with EOF works
+        openssl s_client -ssl3 -no_ign_eof -host localhost -port $openssl_port < ./certs/client-cert.pem
         sslv3_sup=$?
+
         if [ $sslv3_sup != 0 ]
         then
             echo -e "Not testing SSLv3. No OpenSSL support for 'SSLv3' modifier"