diff --git a/lib/stripe.rb b/lib/stripe.rb
index 21e9263f..7fcc2f3f 100644
--- a/lib/stripe.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe.rb
@@ -259,26 +259,31 @@ module Stripe
   end
 
   def self.handle_restclient_error(e)
-    case e
-    when RestClient::ServerBrokeConnection, RestClient::RequestTimeout
-      message = "Could not connect to Stripe (#{@api_base}). " +
-        "Please check your internet connection and try again. " +
-        "If this problem persists, you should check Stripe's service status at " +
+    connection_message = "Please check your internet connection and try again. " \
+        "If this problem persists, you should check Stripe's service status at " \
         "https://twitter.com/stripestatus, or let us know at support@stripe.com."
 
+    case e
+    when RestClient::RequestTimeout
+      message = "Could not connect to Stripe (#{@api_base}). #{connection_message}"
+
+    when RestClient::ServerBrokeConnection
+      message = "The connection to the server (#{@api_base}) broke before the " \
+        "request completed. #{connection_message}"
+
     when RestClient::SSLCertificateNotVerified
-      message = "Could not verify Stripe's SSL certificate. " +
-        "Please make sure that your network is not intercepting certificates. " +
-        "(Try going to https://api.stripe.com/v1 in your browser.) " +
+      message = "Could not verify Stripe's SSL certificate. " \
+        "Please make sure that your network is not intercepting certificates. " \
+        "(Try going to https://api.stripe.com/v1 in your browser.) " \
         "If this problem persists, let us know at support@stripe.com."
 
     when SocketError
-      message = "Unexpected error communicating when trying to connect to Stripe. " +
-        "You may be seeing this message because your DNS is not working. " +
+      message = "Unexpected error communicating when trying to connect to Stripe. " \
+        "You may be seeing this message because your DNS is not working. " \
         "To check, try running 'host stripe.com' from the command line."
 
     else
-      message = "Unexpected error communicating with Stripe. " +
+      message = "Unexpected error communicating with Stripe. " \
         "If this problem persists, let us know at support@stripe.com."
 
     end