diff --git a/library/x509_crt.c b/library/x509_crt.c
index 80af725..f90a84a 100644
--- a/library/x509_crt.c
+++ b/library/x509_crt.c
@@ -1904,6 +1904,7 @@
     int check_path_cnt;
     unsigned char hash[MBEDTLS_MD_MAX_SIZE];
     const mbedtls_md_info_t *md_info;
+    mbedtls_x509_crt *future_past_ca = NULL;
 
     if( mbedtls_x509_time_is_past( &child->valid_to ) )
         *flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_EXPIRED;
@@ -1958,16 +1959,6 @@
             continue;
         }
 
-        if( mbedtls_x509_time_is_past( &trust_ca->valid_to ) )
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if( mbedtls_x509_time_is_future( &trust_ca->valid_from ) )
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         if( mbedtls_pk_verify_ext( child->sig_pk, child->sig_opts, &trust_ca->pk,
                            child->sig_md, hash, mbedtls_md_get_size( md_info ),
                            child->sig.p, child->sig.len ) != 0 )
@@ -1975,6 +1966,20 @@
             continue;
         }
 
+        if( mbedtls_x509_time_is_past( &trust_ca->valid_to ) ||
+            mbedtls_x509_time_is_future( &trust_ca->valid_from ) )
+        {
+            if ( future_past_ca == NULL )
+                future_past_ca = trust_ca;
+
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if( trust_ca != NULL || ( trust_ca = future_past_ca ) != NULL )
+    {
         /*
          * Top of chain is signed by a trusted CA
          */
@@ -1982,8 +1987,6 @@
 
         if( x509_profile_check_key( profile, child->sig_pk, &trust_ca->pk ) != 0 )
             *flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_BAD_KEY;
-
-        break;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -2003,6 +2006,12 @@
         ((void) ca_crl);
 #endif
 
+        if( mbedtls_x509_time_is_past( &trust_ca->valid_to ) )
+            ca_flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_EXPIRED;
+
+        if( mbedtls_x509_time_is_future( &trust_ca->valid_from ) )
+            ca_flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_FUTURE;
+
         if( NULL != f_vrfy )
         {
             if( ( ret = f_vrfy( p_vrfy, trust_ca, path_cnt + 1,