diff --git a/lib/ocsp/check.js b/lib/ocsp/check.js
index 5b3e4a8..37ef147 100644
--- a/lib/ocsp/check.js
+++ b/lib/ocsp/check.js
@@ -35,10 +35,15 @@ module.exports = function check(options, cb) {
       if (err)
         return done(err);
 
-      ocsp.verify({
-        request: req,
-        response: raw
-      }, done);
+        try {
+          ocsp.verify({
+            request: req,
+            response: raw
+          }, done);
+        }
+        catch(e) {
+          return done(e)
+        }
     });
   });