diff --git a/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.cpp b/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.cpp
index 120cb9af..1c604d56 100644
--- a/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ bool HTTPClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String uri, const char* CAcer
     if (strlen(CAcert) == 0) {
         return false;
     }
+    _secure = true;
     _transportTraits = TransportTraitsPtr(new TLSTraits(CAcert));
     return true;
 }
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ bool HTTPClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String uri, const char* CAcer
     if (strlen(CAcert) == 0) {
         return false;
     }
+    _secure = true;
     _transportTraits = TransportTraitsPtr(new TLSTraits(CAcert, cli_cert, cli_key));
     return true;
 }
@@ -561,18 +563,18 @@ int HTTPClient::getSize(void)
  */
 WiFiClient& HTTPClient::getStream(void)
 {
-    if(connected()) {
+    if (connected() && !_secure) {
         return *_tcp;
     }
 
-    log_d("getStream: not connected");
+    log_w("getStream: not connected");
     static WiFiClient empty;
     return empty;
 }
 
 /**
- * returns the stream of the tcp connection
- * @return WiFiClient *
+ * returns a pointer to the stream of the tcp connection
+ * @return WiFiClient*
  */
 WiFiClient* HTTPClient::getStreamPtr(void)
 {
@@ -580,7 +582,7 @@ WiFiClient* HTTPClient::getStreamPtr(void)
         return _tcp.get();
     }
 
-    log_d("getStreamPtr: not connected");
+    log_w("getStreamPtr: not connected");
     return nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.h b/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.h
index d51abca9..b1570e1d 100644
--- a/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.h
+++ b/libraries/HTTPClient/src/HTTPClient.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include <WiFiClient.h>
+#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>
 
 #define HTTPCLIENT_DEFAULT_TCP_TIMEOUT (5000)
 
diff --git a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
index f1716c69..46c69af3 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ size_t WiFiClientSecure::write(const uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
     }
     int res = send_ssl_data(sslclient, buf, size);
     if (res < 0) {
-						   
         stop();
         res = 0;
     }
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ int WiFiClientSecure::read(uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
     }
     int res = get_ssl_receive(sslclient, buf, size);
     if (res < 0) {
-							
         stop();
     }
     return res;
diff --git a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h
index 102bd49f..d5ce9268 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 class WiFiClientSecure : public WiFiClient
 {
 protected:
-    bool _connected;
     sslclient_context *sslclient;
 
     const char *_CA_cert;