diff --git a/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c b/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c
index 498c0bf1..e9908e0a 100644
--- a/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c
+++ b/src/Cedar/Proto_PPP.c
@@ -3638,6 +3638,7 @@ bool PPPProcessEAPTlsResponse(PPP_SESSION *p, PPP_EAP *eap_packet, UINT eapSize)
 			if (p->Eap_TlsCtx.SslPipe == NULL)
 			{
 				Debug("EAP-TLS: NewSslPipeEx3 failed\n");
+				PPPSetStatus(p, PPP_STATUS_FAIL);
 				return false;
 			}
 		}