$ ./bitcoin-master/src/bitcoin-cli
error: couldn't connect to server
(make sure server is running and you are connecting to the correct RPC port: -1 unknown)
$ ./bitcoin-9265/src/bitcoin-cli
error: couldn't connect to server: unknown (code -1)
(make sure server is running and you are connecting to the correct RPC port)
$

diff --git a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
index b272640..04157c0 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <event2/event.h>
 #include <event2/http.h>
+#include <event2/http_struct.h>
 #include <event2/buffer.h>
 #include <event2/keyvalq_struct.h>
 
@@ -164,6 +165,9 @@ static void http_request_done(struct evhttp_request *req, void *ctx)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (req->response_code == 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "PJ: Connection refused!\n");
+    
     reply->status = evhttp_request_get_response_code(req);
 
     struct evbuffer *buf = evhttp_request_get_input_buffer(req);