diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 7e9cb178c..fe7067cae 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -43750,7 +43750,10 @@ err:
                 if (headerEnd) {
                     headerEnd += XSTR_SIZEOF("-----");
                     /* Read in the newline */
-                    (void)wolfSSL_BIO_read(bio, &pem[i], 1);
+                    if (wolfSSL_BIO_read(bio, &pem[i], 1) != 1) {
+                        WOLFSSL_MSG("wolfSSL_BIO_read error");
+                        goto err;
+                    }
                     i++;
                     if (*headerEnd != '\n' && *headerEnd != '\r') {
                         WOLFSSL_MSG("Missing newline after header");
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 0b3297958..a8e315ce9 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -29683,10 +29683,23 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_X509_INFO(void)
     X509_INFO *info;
     BIO *cert;
     int i;
+    /* PEM in hex format to avoid null terminator */
     byte data[] = {
-        "---------BEGIN CERTc-----\n"
-        "MIIDMTBuQ=\n"
-        "-----END -----"
+        0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47,
+        0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x43, 0x45, 0x52, 0x54, 0x63, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d,
+        0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x44, 0x4d, 0x54, 0x42, 0x75, 0x51, 0x3d,
+        0x0a, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x45, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20, 0x2d, 0x2d,
+        0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d
+    };
+    /* PEM in hex format to avoid null terminator */
+    byte data2[] = {
+        0x41, 0x53, 0x4e, 0x31, 0x20, 0x4f, 0x49, 0x44, 0x3a, 0x20, 0x70, 0x72,
+        0x69, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x32, 0x35, 0x36, 0x76, 0x31, 0x0a, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d,
+        0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x45, 0x43, 0x20, 0x50,
+        0x41, 0x52, 0x41, 0x4d, 0x45, 0x54, 0x45, 0x52, 0x53, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d,
+        0x2d, 0x43, 0x65, 0x72, 0x74, 0x69, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x42, 0x67, 0x67, 0x71,
+        0x68, 0x6b, 0x6a, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x51, 0x4d, 0x42, 0x42, 0x77, 0x3d, 0x3d,
+        0x0a, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d
     };
 
     printf(testingFmt, "wolfSSL_X509_INFO");
@@ -29712,6 +29725,11 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_X509_INFO(void)
     AssertNull(info_stack = PEM_X509_INFO_read_bio(cert, NULL, NULL, NULL));
     sk_X509_INFO_pop_free(info_stack, X509_INFO_free);
     BIO_free(cert);
+    AssertNotNull(cert = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem()));
+    AssertIntEQ(BIO_write(cert, data2, sizeof(data2)), sizeof(data2));
+    AssertNull(info_stack = PEM_X509_INFO_read_bio(cert, NULL, NULL, NULL));
+    sk_X509_INFO_pop_free(info_stack, X509_INFO_free);
+    BIO_free(cert);
 
     printf(resultFmt, passed);
 #endif