diff --git a/13.go b/13.go
index 308f441..62cb1b1 100644
--- a/13.go
+++ b/13.go
@@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ func (hs *serverHandshakeState) readClientFinished13(hasConfirmLock bool) error
 	}
 
 	// client authentication
-	if certMsg, ok := msg.(*certificateMsg13); ok {
-
-		// (4.4.2) Client MUST send certificate msg if requested by server
-		if c.config.ClientAuth < RequestClientCert {
-			c.sendAlert(alertUnexpectedMessage)
+	// (4.4.2) Client MUST send certificate msg if requested by server
+	if c.config.ClientAuth >= RequestClientCert && !c.didResume {
+		certMsg, ok := msg.(*certificateMsg13)
+		if !ok {
+			c.sendAlert(alertCertificateRequired)
 			return unexpectedMessageError(certMsg, msg)
 		}
 
@@ -364,39 +364,37 @@ func (hs *serverHandshakeState) readClientFinished13(hasConfirmLock bool) error
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// 4.4.3: CertificateVerify MUST appear immediately after Certificate msg
-		msg, err = c.readHandshake()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		if len(certs) > 0 {
+			// 4.4.3: CertificateVerify MUST appear immediately after Certificate msg
+			msg, err = c.readHandshake()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-		certVerify, ok := msg.(*certificateVerifyMsg)
-		if !ok {
-			c.sendAlert(alertUnexpectedMessage)
-			return unexpectedMessageError(certVerify, msg)
-		}
+			certVerify, ok := msg.(*certificateVerifyMsg)
+			if !ok {
+				c.sendAlert(alertUnexpectedMessage)
+				return unexpectedMessageError(certVerify, msg)
+			}
 
-		err, alertCode := verifyPeerHandshakeSignature(
-			certVerify,
-			pubKey,
-			supportedSignatureAlgorithms13,
-			hs.keySchedule.transcriptHash.Sum(nil),
-			"TLS 1.3, client CertificateVerify")
-		if err != nil {
-			c.sendAlert(alertCode)
-			return err
+			err, alertCode := verifyPeerHandshakeSignature(
+				certVerify,
+				pubKey,
+				supportedSignatureAlgorithms13,
+				hs.keySchedule.transcriptHash.Sum(nil),
+				"TLS 1.3, client CertificateVerify")
+			if err != nil {
+				c.sendAlert(alertCode)
+				return err
+			}
+			hs.keySchedule.write(certVerify.marshal())
 		}
-		hs.keySchedule.write(certVerify.marshal())
 
 		// Read next chunk
 		msg, err = c.readHandshake()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-	} else if (c.config.ClientAuth >= RequestClientCert) && !c.didResume {
-		c.sendAlert(alertCertificateRequired)
-		return unexpectedMessageError(certMsg, msg)
 	}
 
 	clientFinished, ok := msg.(*finishedMsg)
diff --git a/handshake_server.go b/handshake_server.go
index ca86baf..e9ce3c2 100644
--- a/handshake_server.go
+++ b/handshake_server.go
@@ -578,15 +578,6 @@ func (hs *serverHandshakeState) doFullHandshake() error {
 		}
 		hs.finishedHash.Write(certMsg.marshal())
 
-		if len(certMsg.certificates) == 0 {
-			// The client didn't actually send a certificate
-			switch c.config.ClientAuth {
-			case RequireAnyClientCert, RequireAndVerifyClientCert:
-				c.sendAlert(alertBadCertificate)
-				return errors.New("tls: client didn't provide a certificate")
-			}
-		}
-
 		pub, err = hs.processCertsFromClient(certMsg.certificates)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -787,6 +778,15 @@ func (hs *serverHandshakeState) sendFinished(out []byte) error {
 func (hs *serverHandshakeState) processCertsFromClient(certificates [][]byte) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
 	c := hs.c
 
+	if len(certificates) == 0 {
+		// The client didn't actually send a certificate
+		switch c.config.ClientAuth {
+		case RequireAnyClientCert, RequireAndVerifyClientCert:
+			c.sendAlert(alertBadCertificate)
+			return nil, errors.New("tls: client didn't provide a certificate")
+		}
+	}
+
 	hs.certsFromClient = certificates
 	certs := make([]*x509.Certificate, len(certificates))
 	var err error