diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index ecf97bca2..24a0ee7c9 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -2628,6 +2628,7 @@ int CyaSSL_restore_session_cache(const char *fname)
         ret = (int)XFREAD(SessionCache + i, sizeof(SessionRow), 1, file);
         if (ret != 1) {
             CYASSL_MSG("Session cache member file read failed");
+            XMEMSET(SessionCache, 0, sizeof SessionCache);
             rc = FREAD_ERROR;
             break;
         }
@@ -2635,9 +2636,6 @@ int CyaSSL_restore_session_cache(const char *fname)
 
     UnLockMutex(&session_mutex);
 
-    if (rc != SSL_SUCCESS)
-        XMEMSET(SessionCache, 0, sizeof SessionCache);
-
     XFCLOSE(file);
     CYASSL_LEAVE("CyaSSL_restore_session_cache", rc);