diff --git a/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py b/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py
index 6d6c90e6e..4e2f6808b 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ class ResourceAccessor(object):
             fp = urllib.request.urlopen(url, context = self._context)
         except error.URLError as excp:
             if excp.args:
-                if isinstance(excp.args[0], ssl.SSLCertVerificationError):
+                unverified_retrieval = (hasattr(ssl, "SSLCertVerificationError") and isinstance(excp.args[0],
+                                                                                                ssl.SSLCertVerificationError)) or (
+                                               isinstance(excp.args[0], ssl.SSLError) and excp.args[
+                                           0].reason == "CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED")
+                if unverified_retrieval:
                     vollog.warning("SSL certificate verification failed: attempting UNVERIFIED retrieval")
                     non_verifying_ctx = ssl.SSLContext()
                     non_verifying_ctx.check_hostname = False