diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data
index 0990844..08aaa1c 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@
 
 TLS 1.3:Test moving clients handshake to state: CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_VERIFY
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:!MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
-move_handshake_to_state:MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_VERIFY:0
+move_handshake_to_state:MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_VERIFY:1
 
 TLS 1.3:Test moving servers handshake to state: CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_VERIFY
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:!MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
-move_handshake_to_state:MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_VERIFY:0
+move_handshake_to_state:MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_VERIFY:1
 
 Handshake, tls1_2
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
index f44569d..8d683ad 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
@@ -967,6 +967,8 @@
     if( group_list != NULL )
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_groups( &(ep->conf), group_list );
 
+    mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode( &( ep->conf ), MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED );
+
     ret = mbedtls_ssl_setup( &( ep->ssl ), &( ep->conf ) );
     TEST_ASSERT( ret == 0 );