diff --git a/check.rb b/check.rb
index 15483a2..7b9d8c9 100755
--- a/check.rb
+++ b/check.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 begin
   require 'openssl'
 rescue LoadError
-  abort "Oh no! Your Ruby doesn't have OpenSSL, so it can't connect to #{host}. " \
-    "You'll need to recompile or reinstall Ruby with OpenSSL support and try again."
+  puts "Oh no! Your Ruby doesn't have OpenSSL, so it can't connect to #{host}.",
+       "You'll need to recompile or reinstall Ruby with OpenSSL support and try again."
+  exit 1
 end
 
 begin
@@ -39,27 +40,48 @@
 end
 
 uri = URI("https://#{host}")
-ssl_version = ARGV.shift
+tls_version = ARGV.shift
 verify_mode = ARGV.any? ? OpenSSL::SSL.const_get(ARGV.shift) : OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
 
-ruby_version = RUBY_VERSION.dup
-ruby_version << "p#{RUBY_PATCHLEVEL}" if defined?(RUBY_PATCHLEVEL)
-ruby_version << " (#{RUBY_RELEASE_DATE} revision #{RUBY_REVISION})"
-ruby_version << " [#{RUBY_PLATFORM}]"
+if defined?(RUBY_DESCRIPTION)
+  ruby_version = RUBY_DESCRIPTION
+else
+  ruby_version = RUBY_VERSION.dup
+  ruby_version << "p#{RUBY_PATCHLEVEL}" if defined?(RUBY_PATCHLEVEL)
+  ruby_version << " (#{RUBY_RELEASE_DATE} revision #{RUBY_REVISION})"
+  ruby_version << " [#{RUBY_PLATFORM}]"
+end
 
-puts "Here's your Ruby and OpenSSL environment:"
-puts
-puts "Ruby:           %s" % ruby_version
-puts "RubyGems:       %s" % Gem::VERSION if defined?(Gem::VERSION)
-puts "Bundler:        %s" % Bundler::VERSION if defined?(Bundler::VERSION)
-puts "Compiled with:  %s" % OpenSSL::OPENSSL_VERSION
-puts "Loaded version: %s" % OpenSSL::OPENSSL_LIBRARY_VERSION if defined?(OpenSSL::OPENSSL_LIBRARY_VERSION)
-puts "SSL_CERT_FILE:  %s" % OpenSSL::X509::DEFAULT_CERT_FILE
-puts "SSL_CERT_DIR:   %s" % OpenSSL::X509::DEFAULT_CERT_DIR
+puts "", "Here's your Ruby and OpenSSL environment:"
 puts
-puts "With that out of the way, let's see if you can connect to #{host}..."
+puts "Ruby:          %s" % ruby_version
+puts "RubyGems:      %s" % Gem::VERSION if defined?(Gem::VERSION)
+puts "Bundler:       %s" % Bundler::VERSION if defined?(Bundler::VERSION)
+puts "OpenSSL:       %s" % OpenSSL::VERSION if defined?(OpenSSL::VERSION)
+puts "Compiled with: %s" % OpenSSL::OPENSSL_VERSION
+puts "Loaded with:   %s" % OpenSSL::OPENSSL_LIBRARY_VERSION if defined?(OpenSSL::OPENSSL_LIBRARY_VERSION)
 puts
 
+def show_ssl_certs
+  puts "", "Below affect only Ruby net/http connections:"
+  puts
+  t = ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] || OpenSSL::X509::DEFAULT_CERT_FILE
+  ssl_file = if Dir.exist? t
+    "✅ exists     #{t}"
+  elsif RUBY_PLATFORM.end_with? 'linux'
+    t = '/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
+    Dir.exist?(t)   ? "✅ exists     #{t}" : "❌ is missing #{t}"
+  else
+    "❌ is missing #{t}"
+  end
+  puts "SSL_CERT_FILE: %s" % ssl_file
+
+  t = ENV['SSL_CERT_DIR']  || OpenSSL::X509::DEFAULT_CERT_DIR
+  ssl_dir = Dir.exist?(t)   ? "✅ exists     #{t}" : "❌ is missing #{t}"
+  puts "SSL_CERT_DIR:  %s" % ssl_dir
+  puts
+end
+
 def error_reason(error)
   case error.message
   when /certificate verify failed/
@@ -73,85 +95,101 @@ def error_reason(error)
   end
 end
 
+puts "Trying connections to #{uri.to_s}:"
+puts
 begin
   b_uri = defined?(Bundler::URI) ? Bundler::URI(uri.to_s) : uri
   Bundler::Fetcher.new(Bundler::Source::Rubygems::Remote.new(b_uri)).send(:connection).request(b_uri)
-  bundler_status = "success ✅"
+  bundler_status = "✅ success"
 rescue => error
-  bundler_status = "failed  ❌  (#{error_reason(error)})"
+  bundler_status = "❌ failed     (#{error_reason(error)})"
 end
-puts "Bundler connection to #{host}:       #{bundler_status}"
+puts "Bundler:       #{bundler_status}"
 
 begin
   require 'rubygems/remote_fetcher'
   Gem::RemoteFetcher.fetcher.fetch_path(uri)
-  rubygems_status = "success ✅"
+  rubygems_status = "✅ success"
 rescue => error
-  rubygems_status = "failed  ❌  (#{error_reason(error)})"
+  rubygems_status = "❌ failed     (#{error_reason(error)})"
 end
-puts "RubyGems connection to #{host}:      #{rubygems_status}"
+puts "RubyGems:      #{rubygems_status}"
 
 begin
   # Try to connect using HTTPS
   Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port).tap do |http|
     http.use_ssl = true
-    if ssl_version
+    if tls_version
       if http.respond_to? :min_version=
-        vers = ssl_version.sub("v", "").to_sym
+        vers = tls_version.sub("v", "").to_sym
         http.min_version = vers
         http.max_version = vers
       else
-        http.ssl_version = ssl_version.to_sym
+        http.ssl_version = tls_version.to_sym
       end
     end
     http.verify_mode = verify_mode
   end.start
 
-  puts "Ruby net/http connection to #{host}: success ✅"
+  puts "Ruby net/http: ✅ success"
   puts
 rescue => error
-  puts "Ruby net/http connection to #{host}: failed  ❌"
+  puts "Ruby net/http: ❌ failed"
   puts
   puts "Unfortunately, this Ruby can't connect to #{host}. 😡"
 
   case error.message
   # Check for certificate errors
   when /certificate verify failed/
-    abort "Your Ruby can't connect to #{host} because you are missing the certificate " \
-      "files OpenSSL needs to verify you are connecting to the genuine #{host} servers."
+    show_ssl_certs
+    puts "\nYour Ruby can't connect to #{host} because you are missing the certificate",
+         "files OpenSSL needs to verify you are connecting to the genuine #{host} servers.", ""
   # Check for TLS version errors
   when /read server hello A/, /tlsv1 alert protocol version/
-    if ssl_version == "TLSv1_3"
-      abort "Your Ruby can't connect to #{host} because #{ssl_version} isn't supported yet."
+    if tls_version == "TLSv1_3"
+      puts "\nYour Ruby can't connect to #{host} because #{tls_version} isn't supported yet.\n\n"
     else
-      abort "Your Ruby can't connect to #{host} because your version of OpenSSL is too old. " \
-        "You'll need to upgrade your OpenSSL install and/or recompile Ruby to use a newer OpenSSL."
+      puts "\nYour Ruby can't connect to #{host} because your version of OpenSSL is too old.",
+           "You'll need to upgrade your OpenSSL install and/or recompile Ruby to use a newer OpenSSL.", ""
     end
+  # OpenSSL doesn't support TLS version specified by argument
+  when /unknown SSL method/
+    puts "\nYour Ruby can't connect because #{tls_version} isn't supported by your version of OpenSSL.\n\n"
   else
-    puts "Even worse, we're not sure why. 😕"
+    puts "\nEven worse, we're not sure why. 😕"
     puts
-    puts "Here's the full error information:"
-    puts "#{error.class}: #{error.message}"
-    puts "  " << error.backtrace.join("\n  ")
+    puts "Here's the full error information:",
+         "#{error.class}: #{error.message}",
+         "  #{error.backtrace.join("\n  ")}"
     puts
-    puts "You might have more luck using Mislav's SSL doctor.rb script. You can get it here:"
-    puts "https://github.com/mislav/ssl-tools/blob/8b3dec4/doctor.rb"
-    puts "Read more about the script and how to use it in this blog post:"
-    puts "https://mislav.net/2013/07/ruby-openssl/"
-    abort
+    puts "You might have more luck using Mislav's SSL doctor.rb script. You can get it here:",
+         "https://github.com/mislav/ssl-tools/blob/8b3dec4/doctor.rb",
+         "Read more about the script and how to use it in this blog post:",
+         "https://mislav.net/2013/07/ruby-openssl/", ""
   end
+  exit 1
 end
 
 guide_url = "http://ruby.to/ssl-check-failed"
 if bundler_status =~ /success/ && rubygems_status =~ /success/
   # Whoa, it seems like it's working!
-  puts "Hooray! This Ruby can connect to #{host}. You are all set to use Bundler and RubyGems. 👌"
+  puts "Hooray! This Ruby can connect to #{host}.",
+       "You are all set to use Bundler and RubyGems.  👌", ""
 elsif rubygems_status !~ /success/
-  puts "It looks like Ruby and Bundler can connect to #{host}, but RubyGems itself cannot. You can likely solve this by manually downloading and installing a RubyGems update. Visit #{guide_url} for instructions on how to manually upgrade RubyGems. 💎"
+  puts "It looks like Ruby and Bundler can connect to #{host}, but RubyGems itself",
+       "cannot. You can likely solve this by manually downloading and installing a",
+       "RubyGems update. Visit #{guide_url} for instructions on how to manually upgrade RubyGems. 💎"
 elsif bundler_status !~ /success/
-  puts "Although your Ruby installation and RubyGems can both connect to #{host}, Bundler is having trouble. The most likely way to fix this is to upgrade Bundler by running `gem install bundler`. Run this script again after doing that to make sure everything is all set. If you're still having trouble, check out the troubleshooting guide at #{guide_url} 📦"
+  puts "Although your Ruby installation and RubyGems can both connect to #{host},",
+       "Bundler is having trouble. The most likely way to fix this is to upgrade",
+       "Bundler by running `gem install bundler`. Run this script again after doing",
+       "that to make sure everything is all set. If you're still having trouble,",
+       "check out the troubleshooting guide at #{guide_url} 📦"
 else
-  puts "For some reason, your Ruby installation can connect to #{host}, but neither RubyGems nor Bundler can. The most likely fix is to manually upgrade RubyGems by following the instructions at #{guide_url}. After you've done that, run `gem install bundler` to upgrade Bundler, and then run this script again to make sure everything worked. ❣️"
+  puts "For some reason, your Ruby installation can connect to #{host}, but neither",
+       "RubyGems nor Bundler can. The most likely fix is to manually upgrade RubyGems by",
+       "following the instructions at #{guide_url}. After you've done that, run `gem install",
+       "bundler` to upgrade Bundler, and then run this script again to make sure everything worked. ❣️"
 end
 
 def tls12_supported?
@@ -167,10 +205,9 @@ def tls12_supported?
 
 # We were able to connect, but perhaps this Ruby will have trouble when we require TLSv1.2
 unless tls12_supported?
-  puts
-  puts "WARNING: Although your Ruby can connect to #{host} today, your OpenSSL is very old! 👴"
-  puts "WARNING: You will need to upgrade OpenSSL before January 2018 in order to keep using #{host}."
-  abort
+  puts "\nWARNING: Although your Ruby can connect to #{host} today, your OpenSSL is very old! 👴",
+         "WARNING: You will need to upgrade OpenSSL to use #{host}."
+  exit 1
 end
 
 exit 0