diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c
index fa50e16..e819c8f 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl/main/app_main.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "mqtt_client.h"
+#include "esp_tls.h"
 
 static const char *TAG = "MQTTS_EXAMPLE";
 
@@ -79,7 +80,10 @@ static esp_err_t mqtt_event_handler_cb(esp_mqtt_event_handle_t event)
             break;
         case MQTT_EVENT_ERROR:
             ESP_LOGI(TAG, "MQTT_EVENT_ERROR");
-            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Error code: 0x%x", event->last_err);
+            int mbedtls_err = 0;
+            esp_err_t err = esp_tls_get_and_clear_last_error(event->error_handle, &mbedtls_err, NULL);
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Last esp error code: 0x%x", err);
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Last mbedtls failure: 0x%x", mbedtls_err);
             break;
         default:
             ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Other event id:%d", event->event_id);