diff --git a/src/x509_str.c b/src/x509_str.c
index 3644b36ee..39eb0aee5 100644
--- a/src/x509_str.c
+++ b/src/x509_str.c
@@ -269,6 +269,10 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
                 ctx->current_cert->derCert->length,
                 WOLFSSL_FILETYPE_ASN1);
         SetupStoreCtxError(ctx, ret);
+    #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
+        if (ctx->store && ctx->store->verify_cb)
+            ret = ctx->store->verify_cb(ret >= 0 ? 1 : 0, ctx) == 1 ? 0 : ret;
+    #endif
 
     #ifndef NO_ASN_TIME
         if (ret != WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(ASN_BEFORE_DATE_E) &&
@@ -289,14 +293,14 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
                 ret = ASN_BEFORE_DATE_E;
             }
             SetupStoreCtxError(ctx, ret);
+        #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
+            if (ctx->store && ctx->store->verify_cb)
+                ret = ctx->store->verify_cb(ret >= 0 ? 1 : 0,
+                                            ctx) == 1 ? 0 : -1;
+        #endif
         }
     #endif
 
-    #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
-        if (ctx->store && ctx->store->verify_cb)
-            ret = ctx->store->verify_cb(ret >= 0 ? 1 : 0, ctx) == 1 ? 0 : -1;
-    #endif
-
         return ret >= 0 ? WOLFSSL_SUCCESS : WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
     }
     return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;