diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index 8f20fa6..c0c5ca4 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,8 @@
                                             int endpoint_type,
                                             const char *crt_file)
 {
+    (void) ticket_len;
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
     session->start = mbedtls_time(NULL) - 42;
 #endif
@@ -1710,7 +1712,8 @@
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED && MBEDTLS_FS_IO */
     session->verify_result = 0xdeadbeef;
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
     if (ticket_len != 0) {
         session->ticket = mbedtls_calloc(1, ticket_len);
         if (session->ticket == NULL) {
@@ -1720,9 +1723,14 @@
     }
     session->ticket_len = ticket_len;
     session->ticket_lifetime = 86401;
-#else
-    (void) ticket_len;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
+    if (session->endpoint == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER) {
+        session->ticket_creation_time = mbedtls_ms_time() - 42;
+    }
 #endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_FRAGMENT_LENGTH)
     session->mfl_code = 1;
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
index b116705..bcddba2 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
@@ -1972,26 +1972,13 @@
      * Make sure both session structures are identical
      */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
-    switch (tls_version) {
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
-        case MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3:
-            TEST_ASSERT(original.ticket_creation_time == restored.ticket_creation_time);
-            break;
-#endif
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2)
-        case MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2:
-            TEST_ASSERT(original.start == restored.start);
-            break;
-#endif
-
-        default:
-            /* should never happen */
-            TEST_ASSERT(0);
-            break;
+    if (tls_version == MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2) {
+        TEST_ASSERT(original.start == restored.start);
     }
-
-
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
+    TEST_ASSERT(original.ticket_creation_time == restored.ticket_creation_time);
 #endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME */
 
     TEST_ASSERT(original.tls_version == restored.tls_version);
     TEST_ASSERT(original.endpoint == restored.endpoint);
@@ -2070,11 +2057,6 @@
             original.max_early_data_size == restored.max_early_data_size);
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
-        if (endpoint_type == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER) {
-            TEST_ASSERT(original.ticket_creation_time == restored.ticket_creation_time);
-        }
-#endif
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
         if (endpoint_type == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT) {
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)