diff --git a/src/ua_securechannel.c b/src/ua_securechannel.c
index fd8ef083b06..75733b6ba5c 100644
--- a/src/ua_securechannel.c
+++ b/src/ua_securechannel.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ unpackPayloadOPN(UA_SecureChannel *channel, UA_Chunk *chunk, void *application)
     if(!channel->securityPolicy) {
         if(channel->processOPNHeader)
             res = channel->processOPNHeader(application, channel, &asymHeader);
+        UA_CHECK_STATUS(res, goto error);
         if(!channel->securityPolicy)
             res = UA_STATUSCODE_BADINTERNALERROR;
         UA_CHECK_STATUS(res, goto error);