diff --git a/src/Tor/TorManager.py b/src/Tor/TorManager.py
index 4794fb32..c629b7b3 100644
--- a/src/Tor/TorManager.py
+++ b/src/Tor/TorManager.py
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ class TorManager(object):
                 raise Exception("No connection")
             self.log.debug("Tor proxy port %s check ok" % config.tor_proxy)
         except Exception, err:
-            self.log.info(u"Starting self-bundled Tor, due to Tor proxy port %s check error: %s" % (config.tor_proxy, err))
+            if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+                self.log.info(u"Starting self-bundled Tor, due to Tor proxy port %s check error: %s" % (config.tor_proxy, err))
+            else:
+                self.log.info(u"Disabling Tor, because error while accessing Tor proxy at port %s: %s" % (config.tor_proxy, err))
             self.enabled = False
             # Change to self-bundled Tor ports
             from lib.PySocks import socks