diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index 2bc19532b..1f1bbc3fe 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -13781,7 +13781,7 @@ int TLSX_PopulateExtensions(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte isServer)
                 word64 now, milli;
             #endif
 
-                if (sess->ticketLen > MAX_PSK_ID_LEN) {
+                if (isServer && (sess->ticketLen > MAX_PSK_ID_LEN)) {
                     WOLFSSL_MSG("Session ticket length for PSK ext is too large");
                     return BUFFER_ERROR;
                 }