diff --git a/HttpClient.cpp b/HttpClient.cpp
index 5d9b0ad..9a42612 100644
--- a/HttpClient.cpp
+++ b/HttpClient.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int HttpClient::startRequest(const char* aServerName, uint16_t aServerPort, cons
 
     if (iProxyPort)
     {
-        if (!iClient->connect(iProxyAddress, iProxyPort))
+        if (!iClient->connect(iProxyAddress, iProxyPort) > 0)
         {
 #ifdef LOGGING
             Serial.println("Proxy connection failed");
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int HttpClient::startRequest(const char* aServerName, uint16_t aServerPort, cons
     }
     else
     {
-        if (!iClient->connect(aServerName, aServerPort))
+        if (!iClient->connect(aServerName, aServerPort) > 0)
         {
 #ifdef LOGGING
             Serial.println("Connection failed");
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int HttpClient::startRequest(const IPAddress& aServerAddress, uint16_t aServerPo
 
     if (iProxyPort)
     {
-        if (!iClient->connect(iProxyAddress, iProxyPort))
+        if (!iClient->connect(iProxyAddress, iProxyPort) > 0)
         {
 #ifdef LOGGING
             Serial.println("Proxy connection failed");
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int HttpClient::startRequest(const IPAddress& aServerAddress, uint16_t aServerPo
     }
     else
     {
-        if (!iClient->connect(aServerAddress, aServerPort))
+        if (!iClient->connect(aServerAddress, aServerPort) > 0)
         {
 #ifdef LOGGING
             Serial.println("Connection failed");
diff --git a/HttpClient.h b/HttpClient.h
index e86f54e..e703e63 100644
--- a/HttpClient.h
+++ b/HttpClient.h
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ class HttpClient : public Client
 
     // Inherited from Print
     virtual size_t write(uint8_t aByte) { return iClient-> write(aByte); };
-    virtual size_t write(const char *aStr) { return iClient->write(aStr); };
     virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *aBuffer, size_t aSize) { return iClient->write(aBuffer, aSize); };
     // Inherited from Stream
     virtual int available() { return iClient->available(); };