diff --git a/src/ocsp.c b/src/ocsp.c
index d18e5739d..5d021bc13 100644
--- a/src/ocsp.c
+++ b/src/ocsp.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ int CheckOcspResponse(WOLFSSL_OCSP *ocsp, byte *response, int responseSz,
         goto end;
     }
     if (ocspRequest != NULL) {
+        /* Has the chance to bubble up response changing ocspResponse->single to
+           no longer be pointing at newSingle */
         ret = CompareOcspReqResp(ocspRequest, ocspResponse);
         if (ret != 0) {
             goto end;
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ int CheckOcspResponse(WOLFSSL_OCSP *ocsp, byte *response, int responseSz,
         status = (CertStatus*)XMALLOC(sizeof(CertStatus),
                                       ocsp->cm->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_OCSP_STATUS);
         if (status != NULL) {
-            XMEMCPY(status, newSingle->status, sizeof(CertStatus));
+            XMEMCPY(status, ocspResponse->single->status, sizeof(CertStatus));
             status->next  = entry->status;
             entry->status = status;
             entry->ownStatus = 1;