diff --git a/telegram/utils/botan.py b/telegram/utils/botan.py
index 9d8716146..1dd8c4478 100644
--- a/telegram/utils/botan.py
+++ b/telegram/utils/botan.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Botan(object):
             return True
         except HTTPError as error:
             self.logger.warn('Botan track error ' +
-                             str(error.code) + ':' + error.reason)
+                             str(error.code) + ':' + error.read())
             return False
         except URLError as error:
             self.logger.warn('Botan track error ' + error.reason)