diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index cc667acdb..a43ee7051 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -677,12 +677,14 @@ CURLcode Curl_ftp_connect(struct connectdata *conn)
       if(result)
         return result;
 
-      if(ftpcode == 200)
+      if(ftpcode/100 == 2)
         /* We have enabled SSL for the data connection! */
         conn->ssl[SECONDARYSOCKET].use = TRUE;
-
       /* FTP servers typically responds with 500 if they decide to reject
          our 'P' request */
+      else if(data->set.ftp_ssl> CURLFTPSSL_CONTROL)
+        /* we failed and bails out */
+        return CURLE_FTP_SSL_FAILED;
     }
   }