diff --git a/src/usocket.c b/src/usocket.c
index 46087c6..3221cb9 100644
--- a/src/usocket.c
+++ b/src/usocket.c
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ const char *socket_strerror(int err) {
         case ECONNREFUSED: return "connection refused";
         case ECONNABORTED: return "closed";
         case ECONNRESET: return "closed";
-        case ETIMEDOUT: return "timedout";
-        default: return strerror(errno);
+        case ETIMEDOUT: return "timeout";
+        default: return strerror(err);
     }
 }