diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/Link.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/Link.java
index 093c573924d..d353c242bd4 100755
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/Link.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/Link.java
@@ -369,14 +369,18 @@ public class Link {
         
         sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
         sslContext.init(kmf.getKeyManagers(), tms, null);
-        s_logger.info("SSL: SSLcontext has been initialized");
+        if (s_logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+        	s_logger.trace("SSL: SSLcontext has been initialized");
+        }
 
         return sslContext;
     }
 
     public static void doHandshake(SocketChannel ch, SSLEngine sslEngine,
                                boolean isClient) throws IOException {
-        s_logger.info("SSL: begin Handshake, isClient: " + isClient);
+        if (s_logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+            s_logger.trace("SSL: begin Handshake, isClient: " + isClient);
+        }
 
         SSLEngineResult engResult;
         SSLSession sslSession = sslEngine.getSession();
diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java
index f64919d2bac..a265226beaa 100755
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java
@@ -197,11 +197,15 @@ public abstract class NioConnection implements Runnable {
         	sslEngine.setNeedClientAuth(false);
 
         	Link.doHandshake(socketChannel, sslEngine, false);
-        	s_logger.info("SSL: Handshake done");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-        	throw new IOException("SSL: Fail to init SSL! " + e);
+            logDebug(e, key, 0);
+            terminate(key);
+            return;
         }
         
+        if (s_logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+            s_logger.trace("SSL: Handshake done");
+        }
         socketChannel.configureBlocking(false);
         InetSocketAddress saddr = (InetSocketAddress)socket.getRemoteSocketAddress();
         Link link = new Link(saddr, this);