diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
index ade0fd4..9182da7 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
@@ -239,25 +239,22 @@
                               (socklen_t *) &size);
     
   if (clientSocket < 0) {
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::accept()");
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, string("ERROR:") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "accept()", errno_copy);
   }
 
   // Make sure client socket is blocking
   int flags = fcntl(clientSocket, F_GETFL, 0);
   if (flags == -1) {
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::select() fcntl GETFL");
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, string("ERROR:") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "fcntl(F_GETFL)", errno_copy);
   }
   if (-1 == fcntl(clientSocket, F_SETFL, flags & ~O_NONBLOCK)) {
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::select() fcntl SETFL");
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, string("ERROR:") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "fcntl(F_SETFL)", errno_copy);
   }
   
   shared_ptr<TSocket> client(new TSocket(clientSocket));
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
index 9615b2a..90f07f8 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,9 @@
   uint8_t buf;
   int r = recv(socket_, &buf, 1, MSG_PEEK);
   if (r == -1) {
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     GlobalOutput("TSocket::peek()");
-    close();
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, string("recv() ERROR:") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "recv()", errno_copy);
   }
   return (r > 0);
 }
@@ -113,10 +111,9 @@
   
   socket_ = socket(res->ai_family, res->ai_socktype, res->ai_protocol);
   if (socket_ == -1) {
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() socket");
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, string("socket() ERROR:") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "socket()", errno_copy);
   }
 
   // Send timeout
@@ -159,13 +156,12 @@
   }
 
   if (errno != EINPROGRESS) {
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     char buff[1024];
-    GlobalOutput(buff);
     sprintf(buff, "TSocket::open() connect %s %d", host_.c_str(), port_);
+    GlobalOutput(buff);
     
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, string("open() ERROR: ") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "connect()", errno_copy);
   }
 
   fd_set fds;
@@ -180,28 +176,24 @@
     lon = sizeof(int);
     int ret2 = getsockopt(socket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (void *)&val, &lon);
     if (ret2 == -1) {
+      int errno_copy = errno;
       GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() getsockopt SO_ERROR");
-      char b_error[1024];
-      strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-      throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, string("open() ERROR: ") + b_error);
+      throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open()", errno_copy);
     }
     if (val == 0) {
       goto done;
     }
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() SO_ERROR was set");
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, string("open() ERROR: ") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open()", errno_copy);
   } else if (ret == 0) {
-    GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() timeed out");
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, string("open() ERROR: ") + b_error);   
+    int errno_copy = errno;
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() timed out");
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open()", errno_copy);
   } else {
+    int errno_copy = errno;
     GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() select error");
-    char b_error[1024];
-    strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, string("open() ERROR: ") + b_error);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open()", errno_copy);
   }
 
  done:
@@ -377,25 +369,15 @@
 
     // Fail on a send error
     if (b < 0) {
-      if (errno == EPIPE) {
+      if (errno == EPIPE || errno == ECONNRESET || errno == ENOTCONN) {
+        int errno_copy = errno;
         close();
-        throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "EPIPE");
+        throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "send()", errno_copy);
       }
 
-      if (errno == ECONNRESET) {
-        close();
-        throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "ECONNRESET");
-      }
-
-      if (errno == ENOTCONN) {
-        close();
-        throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "ENOTCONN");
-      }
-
+      int errno_copy = errno;
       GlobalOutput("TSocket::write() send < 0");
-      char b_error[1024];
-      strerror_r(errno, b_error, sizeof(b_error));
-      throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, string("ERROR:") + b_error);
+      throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "send", errno_copy);
     }
     
     // Fail on blocked send
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TTransportException.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TTransportException.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b77b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TTransportException.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2006- Facebook
+// Distributed under the Thrift Software License
+//
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or visit the Thrift site at:
+// http://developers.facebook.com/thrift/
+
+#include <transport/TTransportException.h>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <config.h>
+
+using std::string;
+using boost::lexical_cast;
+
+namespace facebook { namespace thrift { namespace transport { 
+
+string TTransportException::strerror_s(int errno_copy) {
+#ifndef HAVE_STRERROR_R
+  return "errno = " + lexical_cast<string>(errno_copy);
+#else  // HAVE_STRERROR_R
+
+  char b_errbuf[1024] = { '\0' };
+#ifdef STRERROR_R_CHAR_P
+  char *b_error = strerror_r(errno_copy, b_errbuf, sizeof(b_errbuf));
+#else
+  char *b_error = b_errbuf;
+  int rv = strerror_r(errno_copy, b_errbuf, sizeof(b_errbuf));
+  if (rv == -1) {
+    // strerror_r failed.  omgwtfbbq.
+    return "XSI-compliant strerror_r() failed with errno = " +
+      lexical_cast<string>(errno_copy);
+  }
+#endif
+  // Can anyone prove that explicit cast is probably not necessary
+  // to ensure that the string object is constructed before
+  // b_error becomes invalid?
+  return string(b_error);
+
+#endif  // HAVE_STRERROR_R
+}
+
+}}} // facebook::thrift::transport
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TTransportException.h b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TTransportException.h
index df27920..bb8b8a9 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TTransportException.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TTransportException.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <string>
+#include <Thrift.h>
 
 namespace facebook { namespace thrift { namespace transport { 
 
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@
     facebook::thrift::TException(message),
     type_(type) {}
 
+  TTransportException(TTransportExceptionType type,
+                      const std::string& message,
+                      int errno_copy) :
+    facebook::thrift::TException(message + ": " + strerror_s(errno_copy)),
+    type_(type) {}
+
   virtual ~TTransportException() throw() {}
 
   /**
@@ -74,6 +81,9 @@
   }
  
  protected:
+  /** Just like strerror_r but returns a C++ string object. */
+  std::string strerror_s(int errno_copy);
+
   /** Error code */
   TTransportExceptionType type_;