diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index 543aae190744..ea25acc7f945 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -2313,7 +2313,8 @@ let BrowserOnClick = {
     switch (msg.name) {
       case "Browser:CertExceptionError":
         this.onAboutCertError(msg.target, msg.json.elementId,
-                              msg.json.isTopFrame, msg.json.location);
+                              msg.json.isTopFrame, msg.json.location,
+                              msg.objects.failedChannel);
       break;
       case "Browser:SiteBlockedError":
         this.onAboutBlocked(msg.json.elementId, msg.json.isMalware,
@@ -2326,19 +2327,16 @@ let BrowserOnClick = {
     }
   },
 
-  onAboutCertError: function (browser, elementId, isTopFrame, location) {
+  onAboutCertError: function (browser, elementId, isTopFrame, location, failedChannel) {
     let secHistogram = Services.telemetry.getHistogramById("SECURITY_UI");
 
     switch (elementId) {
       case "exceptionDialogButton":
-        let docshell = aOwnerDoc.defaultView.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)
-                                            .getInterface(Ci.nsIWebNavigation)
-                                            .QueryInterface(Ci.nsIDocShell);
-        let securityInfo = docshell.failedChannel.securityInfo;
-        let sslStatus = securityInfo.QueryInterface(Ci.nsISSLStatusProvider).SSLStatus;
         if (isTopFrame) {
           secHistogram.add(Ci.nsISecurityUITelemetry.WARNING_BAD_CERT_TOP_CLICK_ADD_EXCEPTION);
         }
+        let sslStatus = failedChannel.securityInfo.QueryInterface(Ci.nsISSLStatusProvider)
+                                                  .SSLStatus;
         let params = { exceptionAdded : false,
                        sslStatus : sslStatus };
 
diff --git a/browser/base/content/content.js b/browser/base/content/content.js
index e729ba875140..d4034c6831ab 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/content.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/content.js
@@ -307,10 +307,15 @@ let ClickEventHandler = {
   },
 
   onAboutCertError: function (targetElement, ownerDoc) {
+    let docshell = ownerDoc.defaultView.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)
+                                       .getInterface(Ci.nsIWebNavigation)
+                                       .QueryInterface(Ci.nsIDocShell);
     sendAsyncMessage("Browser:CertExceptionError", {
       location: ownerDoc.location.href,
       elementId: targetElement.getAttribute("id"),
-      isTopFrame: (ownerDoc.defaultView.parent === ownerDoc.defaultView)
+      isTopFrame: (ownerDoc.defaultView.parent === ownerDoc.defaultView),
+    }, {
+      failedChannel: docshell.failedChannel
     });
   },