diff --git a/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpClient.cpp b/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpClient.cpp
index 81484bc588..efb930f438 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpClient.cpp
+++ b/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpClient.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace triagens {
 
             TRI_set_errno(TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR);
             if (! _connection->handleWrite(remainingTime, (void*) (_writeBuffer.c_str() + _written), _writeBuffer.length() - _written, &bytesWritten)) {
-              if (errno != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
+              if (TRI_errno() != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
                 setErrorMessage(TRI_last_error(), false);
               }
               this->close();
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace triagens {
                 break;
               }
 
-              if (errno != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
+              if (TRI_errno() != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
                 setErrorMessage(TRI_last_error(), false);
               }
               this->close();