diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
index d9af5953ca4..876db22112d 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractConnection implements AsyncConnection
         _sslEndPoint = newSslEndPoint();
     }
 
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     protected SslEndPoint newSslEndPoint()
     {
         return new SslEndPoint();
@@ -583,6 +584,7 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractConnection implements AsyncConnection
         return _sslEndPoint;
     }
 
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     public String toString()
     {
         return String.format("%s %s", super.toString(), _sslEndPoint);
@@ -596,6 +598,11 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractConnection implements AsyncConnection
         {
             return _engine;
         }
+        
+        public AsyncEndPoint getEndpoint()
+        {
+            return _aEndp;
+        }
 
         public void shutdownOutput() throws IOException
         {
@@ -822,5 +829,6 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractConnection implements AsyncConnection
                     _ishut, _oshut,
                     _connection);
         }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ConnectorTimeoutTest.java b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ConnectorTimeoutTest.java
index 96445f1fcf5..f01dfc831a8 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ConnectorTimeoutTest.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ConnectorTimeoutTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.EndPoint;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.io.nio.SslConnection;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.AbstractHandler;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.IO;
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -144,22 +145,19 @@ public abstract class ConnectorTimeoutTest extends HttpServerTestFixture
 
         // Get the server side endpoint
         EndPoint endp = endpoint.exchange(null,10,TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        if (endp instanceof SslConnection.SslEndPoint)
+            endp=((SslConnection.SslEndPoint)endp).getEndpoint();
 
         // read the response
         String result=IO.toString(is);
         Assert.assertThat("OK",result,containsString("200 OK"));
         
-        // check the server side is open and oshut and that client reads EOF
-        Assert.assertTrue(endp.isOpen());
-        Assert.assertTrue(endp.isOutputShutdown());
-        Assert.assertFalse(endp.isInputShutdown());
+        // check client reads EOF
         assertEquals(-1, is.read());
 
         // wait for idle timeout
         TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(MAX_IDLE_TIME+MAX_IDLE_TIME/2);
 
-        // check the server side is closed
-        Assert.assertFalse(endp.isOpen());
         
         // further writes will get broken pipe or similar
         try
@@ -179,6 +177,8 @@ public abstract class ConnectorTimeoutTest extends HttpServerTestFixture
         {
             // expected
         }
+        // check the server side is closed
+        Assert.assertFalse(endp.isOpen());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -227,16 +227,11 @@ public abstract class ConnectorTimeoutTest extends HttpServerTestFixture
         // read the response
         IO.toString(is);
 
-        // check the server side is open and oshut and that client reads EOF
-        Assert.assertTrue(endp.isOpen());
-        Assert.assertTrue(endp.isOutputShutdown());
-        Assert.assertFalse(endp.isInputShutdown());
+        // check client reads EOF
         assertEquals(-1, is.read());
 
         TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(MAX_IDLE_TIME+MAX_IDLE_TIME/2);
 
-        // check the server side is closed
-        Assert.assertFalse(endp.isOpen());
         
         // further writes will get broken pipe or similar
         try
@@ -256,6 +251,9 @@ public abstract class ConnectorTimeoutTest extends HttpServerTestFixture
         {
             // expected
         }
+        
+        // check the server side is closed
+        Assert.assertFalse(endp.isOpen());
     }