diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SSLEepGet.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SSLEepGet.java
index a63236b89357b1e3e03677c315149c66078be185..4e0ea7d4ee80d8401ff30218017ff7f8712e542b 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SSLEepGet.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SSLEepGet.java
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ public class SSLEepGet extends EepGet {
             return sslc;
         } catch (GeneralSecurityException gse) {
             _log.error("Key Store update error", gse);
+        } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError eiie) {
+            // java 9 b134 see ../crypto/CryptoCheck for example
+            // Catching this may be pointless, fetch still fails
+            _log.error("SSL context error - Java 9 bug?", eiie);
         }
         return null;
     }