diff --git a/sketches/doorbell-touch/doorbell-touch.ino b/sketches/doorbell-touch/doorbell-touch.ino
index abfea3f..c3bbc40 100644
--- a/sketches/doorbell-touch/doorbell-touch.ino
+++ b/sketches/doorbell-touch/doorbell-touch.ino
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ void flushStatus() {
   statusHttp.end();
 
   Serial.printf("[STATUS] Sent (%d): %s\n", code, pendingStatusState.c_str());
-
   pendingStatusState = "";
   pendingStatusMsg   = "";
 }
@@ -490,6 +489,8 @@ void checkNetwork() {
   Serial.flush();
 }
 
+#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>
+
 void pollTopic(const char *url,
                void (*handler)(const String&),
                const char *topicName,
@@ -501,17 +502,20 @@ void pollTopic(const char *url,
   HTTPClient http;
   http.setFollowRedirects(HTTPC_STRICT_FOLLOW_REDIRECTS);
   http.setTimeout(10000);
-  http.begin(client, url);
+
+  if (!http.begin(client, url)) {
+    Serial.printf("[%s] begin() failed\n", topicName);
+    return;
+  }
 
   int code = http.GET();
   if (code == HTTP_CODE_OK) {
     String response = http.getString();
     if (response.length() > 0)
       parseMessages(response, topicName, handler, lastId);
-  } else if (code > 0) {
-    Serial.printf("[%s] HTTP %d\n", topicName, code);
   } else {
-    Serial.printf("[%s] Error: %s\n", topicName, http.errorToString(code).c_str());
+    Serial.printf("[%s] HTTP %d: %s\n", topicName, code,
+      code < 0 ? http.errorToString(code).c_str() : "");
   }
   http.end();
 }