diff --git a/client/request.go b/client/request.go
index 024e973520..7b4f5406b8 100644
--- a/client/request.go
+++ b/client/request.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client/transport/cancellable"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ func (cli *Client) sendClientRequest(ctx context.Context, method, path string, q
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		return serverResp, fmt.Errorf("An error occurred trying to connect: %v", err)
+
+		return serverResp, errors.Wrap(err, "error during connect")
 	}
 
 	if resp != nil {
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
index 3e97611f9b..eca3489926 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestDaemonNoTlsCliTlsVerifyWithEnv(c *check.C) {
 	cmd.Env = []string{"DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY=1", "DOCKER_CERT_PATH=fixtures/https"}
 	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(cmd)
 	c.Assert(err, check.Not(check.IsNil), check.Commentf("%s", out))
-	c.Assert(strings.Contains(out, "error occurred trying to connect"), check.Equals, true)
+	c.Assert(strings.Contains(out, "error during connect"), check.Equals, true)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
index 717388c4e7..f5b1eb9d81 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
@@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestRunTLSverify(c *check.C) {
 	// Regardless of whether we specify true or false we need to
 	// test to make sure tls is turned on if --tlsverify is specified at all
 	result := dockerCmdWithResult("--tlsverify=false", "ps")
-	result.Assert(c, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 1, Err: "trying to connect"})
+	result.Assert(c, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 1, Err: "error during connect"})
 
 	result = dockerCmdWithResult("--tlsverify=true", "ps")
 	result.Assert(c, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 1, Err: "cert"})