diff --git a/library/ssl_srv.c b/library/ssl_srv.c
index 451370c..89afbce 100644
--- a/library/ssl_srv.c
+++ b/library/ssl_srv.c
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@
                                          const unsigned char *buf,
                                          size_t len )
 {
-    int ret;
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION)
     if( ssl->renego_status != MBEDTLS_SSL_INITIAL_HANDSHAKE )
     {
@@ -164,10 +162,8 @@
                           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_CLIENT_HELLO );
         }
     }
@@ -177,10 +173,8 @@
         if( len != 1 || buf[0] != 0x0 )
         {
             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_CLIENT_HELLO );
         }
 
@@ -857,10 +851,8 @@
     if( ssl->renego_status != MBEDTLS_SSL_INITIAL_HANDSHAKE )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "client hello v2 illegal for renegotiation" ) );
-
-        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_CLIENT_HELLO );
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION */
@@ -1006,9 +998,8 @@
                 MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "received RENEGOTIATION SCSV "
                                     "during renegotiation" ) );
 
-                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_CLIENT_HELLO );
             }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION */
@@ -1092,10 +1083,8 @@
         ssl->conf->allow_legacy_renegotiation == MBEDTLS_SSL_LEGACY_BREAK_HANDSHAKE )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "legacy renegotiation, breaking off handshake" ) );
-
-        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_CLIENT_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1794,10 +1783,8 @@
             if( ssl->renego_status == MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION_IN_PROGRESS )
             {
                 MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "received RENEGOTIATION SCSV during renegotiation" ) );
-
-                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_CLIENT_HELLO );
             }
 #endif
@@ -1841,9 +1828,8 @@
 
     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_CLIENT_HELLO );
     }
 
@@ -1881,13 +1867,15 @@
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "got ciphersuites in common, "
                             "but none of them usable" ) );
-        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_NO_USABLE_CIPHERSUITE );
     }
     else
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "got no ciphersuites 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_NO_CIPHER_CHOSEN );
     }
 
@@ -3314,13 +3302,8 @@
     if( ret == MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_UNKNOWN_IDENTITY )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_BUF( 3, "Unknown PSK identity", *p, n );
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl,
-                              MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
-                              MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_UNKNOWN_PSK_IDENTITY ) ) != 0 )
-        {
-            return( ret );
-        }
-
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_UNKNOWN_PSK_IDENTITY );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_UNKNOWN_IDENTITY );
     }