diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/tstclnt/tstclnt.c b/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/tstclnt/tstclnt.c
index 1f2096a1bea..5817c39ef88 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/tstclnt/tstclnt.c
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/tstclnt/tstclnt.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if (err != PR_WOULD_BLOCK_ERROR) {
 			    SECU_PrintError(progName, 
 			                    "write to SSL socket failed");
-			    error=2;
+			    error=254;
 			    goto done;
 			}
 			cc = 0;
diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/ssl/sslauth.txt b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/ssl/sslauth.txt
index f4e088391df..8e4a9c5852e 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/ssl/sslauth.txt
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/ssl/sslauth.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
      0       -r   -w_nss_-n_TestUser      TLS Request don't require client auth (client auth)
      0     -r_-r       -w_nss                TLS Require client auth (client does not provide auth)
 # this one should fail
-     2     -r_-r -w_bogus_-n_TestUser     TLS Require client auth (bad password)
+    254    -r_-r -w_bogus_-n_TestUser     TLS Require client auth (bad password)
      0     -r_-r  -w_nss_-n_TestUser_      TLS Require client auth (client auth)
      0       -r       -T_-w_nss             SSL3 Request don't require client auth (client does not provide auth)
      0       -r  -T_-n_TestUser_-w_bogus SSL3 Request don't require client auth (bad password)
      0       -r   -T_-n_TestUser_-w_nss  SSL3 Request don't require client auth (client auth)
      0     -r_-r       -T_-w_nss            SSL3 Require client auth (client does not provide auth)
 # this one should fail
-     2     -r_-r -T_-n_TestUser_-w_bogus SSL3 Require client auth (bad password)
+    254    -r_-r -T_-n_TestUser_-w_bogus SSL3 Require client auth (bad password)
      0     -r_-r  -T_-n_TestUser_-w_nss  SSL3 Require client auth (client auth)