diff --git a/websocket/hybi.go b/websocket/hybi.go
index dda743466..5f7c1c621 100644
--- a/websocket/hybi.go
+++ b/websocket/hybi.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ func hybiClientHandshake(config *Config, br *bufio.Reader, bw *bufio.Writer) (er
 		return err
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != 101 {
+		ErrBadStatus.ErrorString = "bad status: " + strconv.Itoa(resp.StatusCode)
 		return ErrBadStatus
 	}
 	if strings.ToLower(resp.Header.Get("Upgrade")) != "websocket" ||