diff --git a/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h b/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h
index 62710ebc2..2fe79e735 100644
--- a/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h
+++ b/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h
@@ -977,7 +977,8 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(WOLFSSL_CTX*, const char*,
 
     \return SSL_SUCCESS up success.
     \return SSL_FAILURE will be returned if ctx is NULL, or if both file and
-    path are NULL.
+    path are NULL. This will also be returned if at least one cert is loaded
+    successfully but there is one or more that failed. Check error stack for reason.
     \return SSL_BAD_FILETYPE will be returned if the file is the wrong format.
     \return SSL_BAD_FILE will be returned if the file doesn’t exist, can’t be
     read, or is corrupted.
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index cc89e119b..26bfa28b7 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -7030,7 +7030,9 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations_ex(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const char* file,
                        (ret == ASN_NO_PEM_HEADER))) {
                     /* Do not fail here if a certificate fails to load,
                        continue to next file */
+    #if defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
                     ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+    #endif
                 }
                 else {
                     WOLFSSL_ERROR(ret);
@@ -7068,13 +7070,11 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations_ex(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const char* file,
             /* use existing error code if exists */
     #if defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
             /* compliant with OpenSSL when flag sets*/
-            if (!(flags & WOLFSSL_LOAD_FLAG_IGNORE_ZEROFILE)) {
+            if (!(flags & WOLFSSL_LOAD_FLAG_IGNORE_ZEROFILE))
     #endif
-            if (ret == WOLFSSL_SUCCESS)
+            {
                 ret = WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-    #if defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
             }
-    #endif
         }
         else {
             ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;