diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php
index 7370e2b7d1e..8b74d2c4a70 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ public function testVerifyPeer() {
 			$this->markTestSkipped('Found valid certificate, was expecting invalid certificate.');
 		} catch (SocketException $e) {
 			$message = $e->getMessage();
-			$this->skipIf(strpos($message, 'Invalid HTTP'), 'Invalid HTTP Response received, skipping.');
+			$this->skipIf(strpos($message, 'Invalid HTTP') !== false, 'Invalid HTTP Response received, skipping.');
 			$this->assertContains('Peer certificate CN', $message);
 			$this->assertContains('Failed to enable crypto', $message);
 		}