diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 8934518..7dfc0af 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -2589,9 +2589,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-#define ENCRYPTION_SUCCESS 0xCC
-#define ENCRYPTION_FAIL 0xAA
-
 int mbedtls_ssl_encrypt_buf( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                              mbedtls_ssl_transform *transform,
                              mbedtls_record *rec,
@@ -2604,7 +2601,7 @@
     unsigned char add_data[13 + 1 + MBEDTLS_SSL_CID_OUT_LEN_MAX ];
     size_t add_data_len;
     size_t post_avail;
-    int encryption_status = ENCRYPTION_FAIL;
+    int encryption_status = MBEDTLS_ERR_PLATFORM_FAULT_DETECTED;
 
     /* The SSL context is only used for debugging purposes! */
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C)
@@ -2774,7 +2771,7 @@
             return( ret );
         }
 
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx,
+        if( ( ret = encryption_status = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx,
                                    transform->iv_enc, transform->ivlen,
                                    data, rec->data_len,
                                    data, &olen ) ) != 0 )
@@ -2783,7 +2780,7 @@
             return( ret );
         }
 #else
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx_enc,
+        if( ( ret = encryption_status = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx_enc,
                                    transform->iv_enc, transform->ivlen,
                                    data, rec->data_len,
                                    data, &olen ) ) != 0 )
@@ -2797,7 +2794,6 @@
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "should never happen" ) );
             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_INTERNAL_ERROR );
         }
-        encryption_status = ENCRYPTION_SUCCESS;
     }
     else
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_ARC4_C || MBEDTLS_CIPHER_NULL_CIPHER */
@@ -2874,7 +2870,7 @@
             return( ret );
         }
 
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_cipher_auth_encrypt( &transform->cipher_ctx,
+        if( ( ret = encryption_status = mbedtls_cipher_auth_encrypt( &transform->cipher_ctx,
                    iv, transform->ivlen,
                    add_data, add_data_len,       /* add data     */
                    data, rec->data_len,          /* source       */
@@ -2885,7 +2881,7 @@
             return( ret );
         }
 #else
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_cipher_auth_encrypt( &transform->cipher_ctx_enc,
+        if( ( ret = encryption_status = mbedtls_cipher_auth_encrypt( &transform->cipher_ctx_enc,
                    iv, transform->ivlen,
                    add_data, add_data_len,       /* add data     */
                    data, rec->data_len,          /* source       */
@@ -2896,7 +2892,6 @@
             return( ret );
         }
 #endif
-        encryption_status = ENCRYPTION_SUCCESS;
 
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_BUF( 4, "after encrypt: tag",
                                data + rec->data_len, transform->taglen );
@@ -2981,7 +2976,7 @@
             return( ret );
         }
 
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx,
+        if( ( ret = encryption_status = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx,
                                    transform->iv_enc,
                                    transform->ivlen,
                                    data, rec->data_len,
@@ -2991,7 +2986,7 @@
             return( ret );
         }
 #else
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx_enc,
+        if( ( ret = encryption_status = mbedtls_cipher_crypt( &transform->cipher_ctx_enc,
                                    transform->iv_enc,
                                    transform->ivlen,
                                    data, rec->data_len,
@@ -3002,8 +2997,6 @@
         }
 #endif
 
-        encryption_status = ENCRYPTION_SUCCESS;
-
         if( rec->data_len != olen )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "should never happen" ) );
@@ -3092,7 +3085,7 @@
 
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "<= encrypt buf" ) );
 
-    if( encryption_status == ENCRYPTION_SUCCESS )
+    if( encryption_status == 0 )
     {
         return( 0 );
     }