1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index 3aa5f0282..1da216095 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -431,7 +431,10 @@ function drupal_http_request($url, $headers = array(), $method = 'GET', $data =
 
   // Make sure the socket opened properly.
   if (!$fp) {
-    $result->error = trim($errno .' '. $errstr);
+    // When a network error occurs, we make sure that it is a negative
+    // number so it can clash with the HTTP status codes.
+    $result->code = -$errno;
+    $result->error = trim($errstr);
     return $result;
   }