diff --git a/acme.sh b/acme.sh
index e6272c9f..a7397be1 100755
--- a/acme.sh
+++ b/acme.sh
@@ -5544,6 +5544,13 @@ $_authorizations_map"
     return 1
   fi
 
+  if ! _contains "$response" "$BEGIN_CERT"; then
+    response="$(echo "$response" | _dbase64 "multiline" | tr -d '\0' | _normalizeJson)"
+    _err "Signing failed: $(echo "$response" | _egrep_o '"detail":"[^"]*"')"
+    _on_issue_err "$_post_hook"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   echo "$response" >"$CERT_PATH"
   _split_cert_chain "$CERT_PATH" "$CERT_FULLCHAIN_PATH" "$CA_CERT_PATH"
   if [ -z "$_preferred_chain" ]; then
@@ -5563,6 +5570,11 @@ $_authorizations_map"
           _err "$response"
           continue
         fi
+
+        if ! _contains "$response" "$BEGIN_CERT"; then
+          _debug2 "Skipping alternate cert link due to unexpected response format."
+          continue
+        fi
         _relcert="$CERT_PATH.alt"
         _relfullchain="$CERT_FULLCHAIN_PATH.alt"
         _relca="$CA_CERT_PATH.alt"