diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index a07730c60..1d1056977 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -8510,6 +8510,7 @@ int ProcessPeerCerts(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
                 }
                 else if (ret == ASN_PARSE_E || ret == BUFFER_E) {
                     WOLFSSL_MSG("Got Peer cert ASN PARSE or BUFFER ERROR");
+                    SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, bad_certificate);
                 #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
                     ssl->peerVerifyRet = X509_V_ERR_CERT_REJECTED;
                 #endif