diff --git a/iOS/FlipperKit/FlipperWebSocket.mm b/iOS/FlipperKit/FlipperWebSocket.mm
index 29a9113bd..3389d7791 100644
--- a/iOS/FlipperKit/FlipperWebSocket.mm
+++ b/iOS/FlipperKit/FlipperWebSocket.mm
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 #import "FlipperWebSocket.h"
 #import <Flipper/ConnectionContextStore.h>
+#import <Flipper/FlipperExceptions.h>
 #import <Flipper/FlipperTransportTypes.h>
 #import <Flipper/FlipperURLSerializer.h>
 #import <Flipper/Log.h>
 #import <folly/String.h>
 #import <folly/futures/Future.h>
-#import <folly/io/async/AsyncSocketException.h>
 #import <folly/io/async/SSLContext.h>
 #import <folly/json.h>
 #import <cctype>
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ bool FlipperWebSocket::connect(FlipperConnectionManager* manager) {
       } else if (event == SocketEvent::SSL_ERROR) {
         try {
           promise.set_exception(
-              std::make_exception_ptr(folly::AsyncSocketException(
-                  folly::AsyncSocketException::SSL_ERROR,
-                  "SSL handshake failed")));
+              std::make_exception_ptr(SSLException("SSL handshake failed")));
         } catch (...) {
           // set_exception() may throw an exception
           // In that case, just set the value to false.
diff --git a/xplat/Flipper/FlipperConnectionManagerImpl.cpp b/xplat/Flipper/FlipperConnectionManagerImpl.cpp
index 66e59640d..ee2dab331 100644
--- a/xplat/Flipper/FlipperConnectionManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/xplat/Flipper/FlipperConnectionManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 #include "FlipperConnectionManagerImpl.h"
 #include <folly/String.h>
 #include <folly/futures/Future.h>
-#include <folly/io/async/AsyncSocketException.h>
 #include <folly/io/async/SSLContext.h>
 #include <folly/json.h>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <thread>
 #include "ConnectionContextStore.h"
 #include "FireAndForgetBasedFlipperResponder.h"
+#include "FlipperExceptions.h"
 #include "FlipperSocketProvider.h"
 #include "FlipperStep.h"
 #include "Log.h"
@@ -178,16 +178,11 @@ void FlipperConnectionManagerImpl::startSync() {
       }
     }
     step->complete();
-  } catch (const folly::AsyncSocketException& e) {
-    if (e.getType() == folly::AsyncSocketException::SSL_ERROR) {
-      auto message = std::string(e.what()) +
-          "\nMake sure the date and time of your device is up to date.";
-      log(message);
-      step->fail(message);
-    } else {
-      log(e.what());
-      step->fail(e.what());
-    }
+  } catch (const SSLException& e) {
+    auto message = std::string(e.what()) +
+        "\nMake sure the date and time of your device is up to date.";
+    log(message);
+    step->fail(message);
     failedConnectionAttempts_++;
     reconnect();
   } catch (const std::exception& e) {
diff --git a/xplat/Flipper/FlipperExceptions.h b/xplat/Flipper/FlipperExceptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..385db6296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xplat/Flipper/FlipperExceptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace facebook {
+namespace flipper {
+
+class SSLException : public std::exception {
+ public:
+  explicit SSLException(const char* message) : msg_(message) {}
+
+  explicit SSLException(const std::string& message) : msg_(message) {}
+
+  virtual ~SSLException() noexcept {}
+
+  virtual const char* what() const noexcept {
+    return msg_.c_str();
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  std::string msg_;
+};
+
+} // namespace flipper
+} // namespace facebook
diff --git a/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketClient.cpp b/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketClient.cpp
index 5e85007ab..b828a61b3 100644
--- a/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketClient.cpp
+++ b/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketClient.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <Flipper/Log.h>
 #include <folly/String.h>
 #include <folly/futures/Future.h>
-#include <folly/io/async/AsyncSocketException.h>
 #include <folly/io/async/SSLContext.h>
 #include <folly/json.h>
 #include <websocketpp/common/memory.hpp>
diff --git a/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketTLSClient.cpp b/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketTLSClient.cpp
index be3357fcb..f4b029797 100644
--- a/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketTLSClient.cpp
+++ b/xplat/FlipperWebSocket/WebSocketTLSClient.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 #include "WebSocketTLSClient.h"
 #include <Flipper/ConnectionContextStore.h>
+#include <Flipper/FlipperExceptions.h>
 #include <Flipper/FlipperTransportTypes.h>
 #include <Flipper/FlipperURLSerializer.h>
 #include <Flipper/Log.h>
 #include <folly/String.h>
 #include <folly/futures/Future.h>
-#include <folly/io/async/AsyncSocketException.h>
 #include <folly/io/async/SSLContext.h>
 #include <folly/json.h>
 #include <websocketpp/common/memory.hpp>
@@ -246,9 +246,7 @@ void WebSocketTLSClient::onFail(
     if (sslError) {
       try {
         connected_.set_exception(
-            std::make_exception_ptr(folly::AsyncSocketException(
-                folly::AsyncSocketException::SSL_ERROR,
-                "SSL handshake failed")));
+            std::make_exception_ptr(SSLException("SSL handshake failed")));
       } catch (...) {
         // set_exception() may throw an exception
         // In that case, just set the value to false.