diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
index 49ad14e9b..807106f0b 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
@@ -35934,13 +35934,11 @@ static int DecodeBasicOcspResponse(byte* source, word32* ioIndex,
     if (ret == 0) {
         word32 dataIdx = 0;
         /* Decode the response data. */
-        if (DecodeResponseData(
+        ret = DecodeResponseData(
                 GetASNItem_Addr(dataASN[OCSPBASICRESPASN_IDX_TBS_SEQ], source),
                 &dataIdx, resp,
                 GetASNItem_Length(dataASN[OCSPBASICRESPASN_IDX_TBS_SEQ], source)
-                ) < 0) {
-            ret = ASN_PARSE_E;
-        }
+                );
     }
 #ifdef WC_RSA_PSS
     if (ret == 0 && (dataASN[OCSPBASICRESPASN_IDX_SIGNATURE_PARAMS].tag != 0)) {