diff --git a/WakaTime.py b/WakaTime.py
index 8d800a5..857ccc8 100644
--- a/WakaTime.py
+++ b/WakaTime.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ try:
     import socket
     assert ssl
     assert socket.ssl
+    assert ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION
     HAS_SSL = True
 except (ImportError, AttributeError):
     from subprocess import Popen