diff --git a/library/ssl_cli.c b/library/ssl_cli.c
index ddb1f9f..d3169d2 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cli.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cli.c
@@ -1057,8 +1057,6 @@
                                          const unsigned char *buf,
                                          size_t len )
 {
-    int ret;
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION)
     if( ssl->renego_status != MBEDTLS_SSL_INITIAL_HANDSHAKE )
     {
@@ -1071,10 +1069,8 @@
                           ssl->peer_verify_data, ssl->verify_data_len ) != 0 )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-matching renegotiation info" ) );
-
-            if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl ) ) != 0 )
-                return( ret );
-
+            mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                            MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
         }
     }
@@ -1084,10 +1080,8 @@
         if( len != 1 || buf[0] != 0x00 )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-zero length renegotiation info" ) );
-
-            if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl ) ) != 0 )
-                return( ret );
-
+            mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                            MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
         }
 
@@ -1111,7 +1105,8 @@
         buf[0] != ssl->conf->mfl_code )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-matching max fragment length extension" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1128,7 +1123,8 @@
         len != 0 )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-matching truncated HMAC extension" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1150,7 +1146,8 @@
         len != 0 )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-matching encrypt-then-MAC extension" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1172,7 +1169,8 @@
         len != 0 )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-matching extended master secret extension" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1193,7 +1191,8 @@
         len != 0 )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-matching session ticket extension" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1244,7 +1243,8 @@
     }
 
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "no point format in common" ) );
-    mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+    mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                    MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
     return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_ECDH_C || MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C || 
@@ -1273,8 +1273,8 @@
                                                 buf, len ) ) != 0 )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_RET( 1, "mbedtls_ecjpake_read_round_one", ret );
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl ) ) != 0 )
-            return( ret );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( ret );
     }
 
@@ -1293,7 +1293,8 @@
     if( ssl->conf->alpn_list == NULL )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "non-matching ALPN extension" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1343,7 +1344,8 @@
     }
 
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "ALPN extension: no matching protocol" ) );
-    mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl );
+    mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                    MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
     return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN */
@@ -1910,9 +1912,8 @@
 
     if( handshake_failure == 1 )
     {
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_send_fatal_handshake_failure( ssl ) ) != 0 )
-            return( ret );
-
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }