diff --git a/src/common/dpp_tcp.c b/src/common/dpp_tcp.c
index ff18a9929..f51bc1b81 100644
--- a/src/common/dpp_tcp.c
+++ b/src/common/dpp_tcp.c
@@ -945,12 +945,6 @@ static int dpp_controller_rx_presence_announcement(struct dpp_connection *conn,
 	struct dpp_authentication *auth;
 	struct dpp_global *dpp = conn->ctrl->global;
 
-	if (conn->auth) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
-			   "DPP: Ignore Presence Announcement during ongoing Authentication");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DPP: Presence Announcement");
 
 	r_bootstrap = dpp_get_attr(buf, len, DPP_ATTR_R_BOOTSTRAP_KEY_HASH,
@@ -969,6 +963,12 @@ static int dpp_controller_rx_presence_announcement(struct dpp_connection *conn,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (conn->auth) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+			   "DPP: Ignore Presence Announcement during ongoing Authentication");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	auth = dpp_auth_init(dpp, conn->msg_ctx, peer_bi, NULL,
 			     DPP_CAPAB_CONFIGURATOR, -1, NULL, 0);
 	if (!auth)