diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 323a4edd..1bdd09d2 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connection_on_write(uv_write_t* req, int status)
 	if (status)
 	{
 		tf_ssb_connection_t* connection = req->data;
-		_tf_ssb_connection_close(connection, "write failed asynchronously");
+		char buffer[256];
+		snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "write failed asynchronously: %s", uv_strerror(status));
+		_tf_ssb_connection_close(connection, buffer);
 	}
 	tf_free(req);
 }
@@ -2152,7 +2154,7 @@ tf_ssb_connection_t* tf_ssb_connection_tunnel_create(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char*
 		NULL,
 		tunnel,
 		tunnel);
-	if (request_number < 0)
+	if (request_number > 0)
 	{
 		tunnel->state = k_tf_ssb_state_connected;
 		_tf_ssb_connection_client_send_hello(tunnel);