diff --git a/cyassl/ctaocrypt/asn.h b/cyassl/ctaocrypt/asn.h
index bd8ad7111..4c25ebe0f 100644
--- a/cyassl/ctaocrypt/asn.h
+++ b/cyassl/ctaocrypt/asn.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct DecodedCert {
 #ifdef SHA_DIGEST_SIZE
 #define SIGNER_DIGEST_SIZE SHA_DIGEST_SIZE
 #else
-#define SIGNER_DIGEST_SIZE 160
+#define SIGNER_DIGEST_SIZE 20 
 #endif
 
 /* CA Signers */
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index ce053858d..2bb4e860c 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -882,10 +882,11 @@ Signer* GetCA(void* vp, byte* hash)
     if (cm == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
-    signers = cm->caList;
 
     if (LockMutex(&cm->caLock) != 0)
         return ret;
+
+    signers = cm->caList;
     while (signers) {
         if (XMEMCMP(hash, signers->hash, SHA_DIGEST_SIZE) == 0) {
             ret = signers;