diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 82e7290f98b..e2e7d2a189a 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -332,7 +332,9 @@ def getPage(**kwargs):
             if HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT not in headers:
                 headers[HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT] = HTTP_ACCEPT_HEADER_VALUE
 
-            headers[HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT_ENCODING] = HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING_HEADER_VALUE if kb.pageCompress else "identity"
+            if HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT_ENCODING not in headers:
+                headers[HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT_ENCODING] = HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING_HEADER_VALUE if kb.pageCompress else "identity"
+
             headers[HTTP_HEADER.HOST] = host or getHostHeader(url)
 
             if post is not None and HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_TYPE not in headers:
diff --git a/lib/request/httpshandler.py b/lib/request/httpshandler.py
index aa24eb474bd..7ea178160c8 100644
--- a/lib/request/httpshandler.py
+++ b/lib/request/httpshandler.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ def create_sock():
                     break
                 else:
                     sock.close()
-            except (ssl.SSLError, socket.error), errMsg:
+            except (ssl.SSLError, socket.error, httplib.BadStatusLine), errMsg:
+                self._tunnel_host = None
                 logger.debug("SSL connection error occurred ('%s')" % errMsg)
 
         if not success: