diff --git a/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py b/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
index 3c7a3ca..eea5366 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
                 if exc.errno in (errno.EWOULDBLOCK, errno.EAGAIN):
                     return True
                 return False
+            except ValueError:
+                # SSLSocket fails on recv with non-zero flags; fallback to the old behavior
+                return True
         finally:
             self.handle.settimeout(original_timeout)