diff --git a/python3/httplib2test.py b/python3/httplib2test.py
index 264677c..de473ac 100755
--- a/python3/httplib2test.py
+++ b/python3/httplib2test.py
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
 __history__ = """ """
 __version__ = "0.2 ($Rev: 118 $)"
 
-
-import sys
-import unittest
+import base64
 import http.client
 import httplib2
-import os
-import urllib.parse
-import time
-import base64
 import io
+import os
+import socket
+import sys
+import time
+import unittest
+import urllib.parse
 
 # The test resources base uri
 base = 'http://bitworking.org/projects/httplib2/test/'
@@ -164,6 +164,22 @@
         self.assertTrue(content.startswith(b"Unable to find"))
         self.assertEqual(response.status, 400)
 
+    def testGetConnectionRefused(self):
+        self.http.force_exception_to_status_code = False
+        try:
+            self.http.request("http://localhost:7777/")
+            self.fail("An socket.error exception must be thrown on Connection Refused.")
+        except socket.error:
+            pass
+
+        # Now test with exceptions turned off
+        self.http.force_exception_to_status_code = True
+
+        (response, content) = self.http.request("http://localhost:7777/")
+        self.assertEqual(response['content-type'], 'text/plain')
+        self.assertTrue(b"Connection refused" in content)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status, 400)
+
     def testGetIRI(self):
         if sys.version_info >= (2,3):
             uri = urllib.parse.urljoin(base, "reflector/reflector.cgi?d=\N{CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DJE}")