diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index be5b6449f..f0f5a7744 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Version 0.3.2 (under dev!)
 * core: add signal "day_changed"
 * api: add missing infos in functions buffer_get_integer / buffer_get_string
   and in buffer infolist
+* irc: fix bug with SSL connection (fails sometimes when ssl_verify is on)
+  (bug #28741)
 * irc: add options irc.look.smart_filter_join and irc.look.smart_filter_quit
 * logger: allow date format in logger options path and mask (task #9430)
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
index eee8b4684..50a3876a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
@@ -2239,6 +2239,8 @@ irc_server_gnutls_callback (void *data, gnutls_session_t tls_session,
     (void) pk_algos;
     (void) pk_algos_len;
     
+    rc = 0;
+    
     if (!data)
         return -1;