diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 6395f0a23d..3975f2698e 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -14836,7 +14836,9 @@ int ProcessPeerCerts(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
                 #ifdef HAVE_OCSP
                     #ifdef HAVE_CERTIFICATE_STATUS_REQUEST_V2
                         addToPendingCAs = 0;
-                        if (ssl->status_request_v2 && TLSX_CSR2_IsMulti(ssl->extensions)) {
+                        if (ssl->options.side == WOLFSSL_CLIENT_END &&
+                            ssl->status_request_v2 &&
+                            TLSX_CSR2_IsMulti(ssl->extensions)) {
                             ret = TLSX_CSR2_InitRequests(ssl->extensions,
                                                     args->dCert, 0, ssl->heap);
                             addToPendingCAs = 1;