diff --git a/python2/httplib2test.py b/python2/httplib2test.py
index 2a8df75..6e28e5a 100755
--- a/python2/httplib2test.py
+++ b/python2/httplib2test.py
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@
           self.http.request("https://[::1]/")
         except socket.gaierror:
           self.fail("should get the address family right for IPv6")
+        except httplib2.CertificateHostnameMismatch:
+          # We connected and verified that the certificate doesn't match
+          #  the name. Good enough.
+          pass
         except socket.error:
           # Even if IPv6 isn't installed on a machine it should just raise socket.error
           pass