diff --git a/examples/main.rs b/examples/main.rs
index 0fd7c51..349442e 100644
--- a/examples/main.rs
+++ b/examples/main.rs
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ impl SelfsignedCertVerifier for CertVerifier {
                         CertFingerprint::new_sha256(cert)
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
-                        // some other problem (e.g. DNS server rejected the request),
-                        // we shouldn't continue
+                        // cert not matched, DNS server rejected request, etc.
                         eprintln!("DANE verification failed: {:?}", e);
                         return Err(e);
                     }
diff --git a/src/certs/dane.rs b/src/certs/dane.rs
index e42a953..1f28524 100644
--- a/src/certs/dane.rs
+++ b/src/certs/dane.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use crate::{
     LibError,
 };
 
+use tokio_rustls::rustls;
+
 pub async fn dane(
     dns: &DnsClient,
     cert: &CertificateDer<'_>,
@@ -12,8 +14,11 @@ pub async fn dane(
 ) -> Result<CertFingerprint, LibError> {
     let mut dns = dns.clone();
 
+    // TODO: maybe kinda Iterator or HashMap?
+    //       what if we needed one more algorithm to add?
     let mut sha256: Option<CertFingerprint> = None;
     let mut sha512: Option<CertFingerprint> = None;
+    let mut raw: Option<CertFingerprint> = None;
 
     for tlsa_fp in dns.query_tlsa(host, port).await? {
         match tlsa_fp {
@@ -36,19 +41,23 @@ pub async fn dane(
                 }
             }
             CertFingerprint::Raw(_) => {
-                let this_fp = CertFingerprint::new_raw(cert);
-                if this_fp == tlsa_fp {
-                    return Ok(CertFingerprint::new_sha256(cert));
+                if raw.is_none() {
+                    raw = Some(CertFingerprint::new_raw(cert));
+                }
+                let this_fp = raw.as_ref().unwrap();
+                if this_fp == &tlsa_fp {
+                    return Ok(sha256.unwrap_or_else(|| CertFingerprint::new_sha256(cert)));
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    if let Some(sha256) = sha256 {
-        Ok(sha256)
-    } else if let Some(sha512) = sha512 {
-        Ok(sha512)
+    if sha256.is_some() || sha512.is_some() || raw.is_some() {
+        // we have a hash => we tried to match a cert at least once,
+        // i.e. query_tlsa did not return an empty iterator
+        Err(rustls::CertificateError::ApplicationVerificationFailure.into())
     } else {
-        Ok(CertFingerprint::new_sha256(cert))
+        // iterator was empty, we can't do any verification
+        Err(LibError::HostLookupError)
     }
 }