diff --git a/server/core/ssl.cc b/server/core/ssl.cc
index 010729d6c..94951c08d 100644
--- a/server/core/ssl.cc
+++ b/server/core/ssl.cc
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ bool SSLContext::init()
     /* Set to require peer (client) certificate verification */
     if (m_cfg.verify_peer)
     {
-        SSL_CTX_set_verify(m_ctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, NULL);
+        SSL_CTX_set_verify(m_ctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER | SSL_VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT, NULL);
     }
 
     /* Set the verification depth */