diff --git a/library/ssl_cli.c b/library/ssl_cli.c
index 0d88364..d34946e 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cli.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cli.c
@@ -717,6 +717,45 @@
     return( 0 );
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief           Validate cipher suite against config in SSL context.
+ *
+ * \param suite_info    cipher suite to validate
+ * \param ssl           SSL context
+ *
+ * \return          0 if valid, else 1
+ */
+static int ssl_validate_ciphersuite( const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t * suite_info,
+                                     const mbedtls_ssl_context * ssl )
+{
+    if( suite_info == NULL )
+        return( 1 );
+
+    if( suite_info->min_minor_ver > ssl->conf->max_minor_ver ||
+            suite_info->max_minor_ver < ssl->conf->min_minor_ver )
+        return( 1 );
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
+    if( ssl->conf->transport == MBEDTLS_SSL_TRANSPORT_DATAGRAM &&
+            ( suite_info->flags & MBEDTLS_CIPHERSUITE_NODTLS ) )
+        return( 1 );
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_ARC4_C)
+    if( ssl->conf->arc4_disabled == MBEDTLS_SSL_ARC4_DISABLED &&
+            suite_info->cipher == MBEDTLS_CIPHER_ARC4_128 )
+        return( 1 );
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED)
+    if( suite_info->key_exchange == MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE &&
+            mbedtls_ecjpake_check( &ssl->handshake->ecjpake_ctx ) != 0 )
+        return( 1 );
+#endif
+
+    return( 0 );
+}
+
 static int ssl_write_client_hello( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl )
 {
     int ret;
@@ -869,31 +908,9 @@
     {
         ciphersuite_info = mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_from_id( ciphersuites[i] );
 
-        if( ciphersuite_info == NULL )
+        if( ssl_validate_ciphersuite( ciphersuite_info, ssl ) != 0 )
             continue;
 
-        if( ciphersuite_info->min_minor_ver > ssl->conf->max_minor_ver ||
-            ciphersuite_info->max_minor_ver < ssl->conf->min_minor_ver )
-            continue;
-
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
-        if( ssl->conf->transport == MBEDTLS_SSL_TRANSPORT_DATAGRAM &&
-            ( ciphersuite_info->flags & MBEDTLS_CIPHERSUITE_NODTLS ) )
-            continue;
-#endif
-
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_ARC4_C)
-        if( ssl->conf->arc4_disabled == MBEDTLS_SSL_ARC4_DISABLED &&
-            ciphersuite_info->cipher == MBEDTLS_CIPHER_ARC4_128 )
-            continue;
-#endif
-
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED)
-        if( ciphersuite_info->key_exchange == MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE &&
-            mbedtls_ecjpake_check( &ssl->handshake->ecjpake_ctx ) != 0 )
-            continue;
-#endif
-
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "client hello, add ciphersuite: %04x",
                                     ciphersuites[i] ) );
 
@@ -1690,22 +1707,8 @@
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "server hello, chosen ciphersuite: %04x", i ) );
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "server hello, compress alg.: %d", buf[37 + n] ) );
 
-    suite_info = mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_from_id( ssl->session_negotiate->ciphersuite );
-    if( suite_info == NULL
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_ARC4_C)
-            || ( ssl->conf->arc4_disabled &&
-                suite_info->cipher == MBEDTLS_CIPHER_ARC4_128 )
-#endif
-        )
-    {
-        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "bad server hello message" ) );
-        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
-                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER );
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
-    }
-
-    MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "server hello, chosen ciphersuite: %s", suite_info->name ) );
-
+    /* Perform cipher suite validation in same way as in ssl_write_client_hello.
+     */
     i = 0;
     while( 1 )
     {
@@ -1724,6 +1727,17 @@
         }
     }
 
+    suite_info = mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_from_id( ssl->session_negotiate->ciphersuite );
+    if( ssl_validate_ciphersuite( suite_info, ssl ) != 0 )
+    {
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "bad server hello message" ) );
+        mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
+                                        MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER );
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
+    }
+
+    MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 3, ( "server hello, chosen ciphersuite: %s", suite_info->name ) );
+
     if( comp != MBEDTLS_SSL_COMPRESS_NULL
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ZLIB_SUPPORT)
         && comp != MBEDTLS_SSL_COMPRESS_DEFLATE