diff --git a/src/ssl_load.c b/src/ssl_load.c
index 2cb0238e6..ee0e8f21b 100644
--- a/src/ssl_load.c
+++ b/src/ssl_load.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,7 @@ static int ProcessBufferTryDecodeDilithium(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL* ssl,
         else if (*keyFormat == 0) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("Not a Dilithium key");
             /* Unknown format wasn't dilithium, so keep trying other formats. */
+            ret = 0;
         }
         
         /* Free dynamically allocated data in key. */