diff --git a/src/lib3270/ssl.c b/src/lib3270/ssl.c
index 6bb280b..e5b335e 100644
--- a/src/lib3270/ssl.c
+++ b/src/lib3270/ssl.c
@@ -421,6 +421,10 @@ void ssl_info_callback(INFO_CONST SSL *s, int where, int ret)
 LIB3270_EXPORT LIB3270_SSL_STATE lib3270_get_secure(H3270 *session)
 {
 	CHECK_SESSION_HANDLE(session);
+
+	if(!lib3270_is_connected(session))
+		return LIB3270_SSL_UNDEFINED;
+
 	return session->secure;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh b/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh
index b4b959e..9717eb4 100755
--- a/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh
+++ b/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ run_command()
 			dbus-send --session  --print-reply --dest=$DEST.$SESSION $BPATH $DEST.getMessageID
 			;;
 
+		ssl)
+			dbus-send --session  --print-reply --dest=$DEST.$SESSION $BPATH $DEST.getSecureState
+			;;
+
 		connect)
 			dbus-send --session  --print-reply --dest=$DEST.$SESSION $BPATH $DEST.connect string:$2
 			;;
--
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