diff --git a/pre_commit/languages/python.py b/pre_commit/languages/python.py
index 7800e17a..cc4f93a2 100644
--- a/pre_commit/languages/python.py
+++ b/pre_commit/languages/python.py
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ def get_default_version():
 def healthy(repo_cmd_runner, language_version):
     with in_env(repo_cmd_runner, language_version):
         retcode, _, _ = cmd_output(
-            'python', '-c', 'import datetime, io, os, weakref', retcode=None,
+            'python', '-c', 'import datetime, io, os, ssl, weakref',
+            retcode=None,
         )
     return retcode == 0