diff --git a/server/core/config.cc b/server/core/config.cc
index 976dc4a53..a6e73c1b0 100644
--- a/server/core/config.cc
+++ b/server/core/config.cc
@@ -2922,6 +2922,7 @@ bool config_create_ssl(const char* name,
         if (ok)
         {
             *dest = mxs::SSLContext::create(params);
+            ok = dest->get();
         }
     }