diff --git a/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection.go b/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection.go
index f96a8b5164..2db049fb4b 100644
--- a/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection.go
+++ b/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection.go
@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ func (*NetworkingConnection) processRequestErrors(request *http.Request, err err
 				URL: request.URL.String(),
 			}
 		}
-		if errors.As(err, &x509.HostnameError{}) {
+		hostnameError := x509.HostnameError{}
+		if errors.As(err, &hostnameError) {
 			return networkerror.SSLValidationHostnameError{
-				Message: err.Error(),
+				Message: hostnameError.Error(),
 			}
 		}
 		return networkerror.RequestError{Err: err}
diff --git a/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection_test.go b/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection_test.go
index 6db55cfeb4..d40abb6e28 100644
--- a/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection_test.go
+++ b/api/cfnetworking/networking_connection_test.go
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ var _ = Describe("CF Networking Connection", func() {
 			When("the server does not have a verified certificate", func() {
 				Context("skipSSLValidation is false", func() {
 					BeforeEach(func() {
-						if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
-							Skip("ssl verification is different on darwin")
-						}
 						server.AppendHandlers(
 							CombineHandlers(
 								VerifyRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v2/foo"),