diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index b72cbe5b..d421ca9c 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
     def __init__(self, argv):
         self.version = "0.3.5"
-        self.rev = 833
+        self.rev = 838
         self.argv = argv
         self.action = None
         self.createParser()
diff --git a/src/Tor/TorManager.py b/src/Tor/TorManager.py
index 1ed3e476..fc1341c5 100644
--- a/src/Tor/TorManager.py
+++ b/src/Tor/TorManager.py
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ class TorManager:
         # Test proxy port
         if config.tor != "disable":
             try:
-                if "socket_noproxy" in dir(socket):  # Socket proxy-patched, use non-proxy one
-                    self.log.debug("Socket proxy patched, using original")
-                    conn = socket.socket_noproxy(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-                else:
-                    conn = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-                conn.settimeout(1)
-                conn.connect((self.proxy_ip, self.proxy_port))
+                assert self.connect(), "No connection"
                 self.log.debug("Tor proxy port %s check ok" % config.tor_proxy)
             except Exception, err:
                 self.log.debug("Tor proxy port %s check error: %s" % (config.tor_proxy, err))