diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -492,8 +492,10 @@ class NetworkedTests(unittest.TestCase):
                                 cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED,
                                 ca_certs=SVN_PYTHON_ORG_ROOT_CERT)
             try:
-                self.assertEqual(0, s.connect_ex(("svn.python.org", 443)))
-                self.assertTrue(s.getpeercert())
+                res = s.connect_ex(("svn.python.org", 443))
+                if res != errno.ECONNREFUSED:
+                    self.assertEqual(0, res)
+                    self.assertTrue(s.getpeercert())
             finally:
                 s.close()