1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/crypto/certs.py b/src/leap/crypto/certs.py
index 45d7326d..78f49fb0 100644
--- a/src/leap/crypto/certs.py
+++ b/src/leap/crypto/certs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import ctypes
 from StringIO import StringIO
-import re
 import socket
 
 import gnutls.connection
@@ -10,6 +9,10 @@ import gnutls.library
 from leap.util.misc import null_check
 
 
+class BadCertError(Exception):
+    """raised for malformed certs"""
+
+
 def get_https_cert_from_domain(domain):
     """
     @param domain: a domain name to get a certificate from.
@@ -55,9 +58,8 @@ def can_load_cert_and_pkey(string):
         null_check(cert, 'certificate')
         null_check(key, 'private key')
     except:
-        # XXX catch GNUTLSError
-        raise
-        return False
+        # XXX catch GNUTLSError?
+        raise BadCertError
     else:
         return True