diff --git a/src/pk/ecc/ecc_verify_hash.c b/src/pk/ecc/ecc_verify_hash.c
index e89db8c0..ec9e7f10 100644
--- a/src/pk/ecc/ecc_verify_hash.c
+++ b/src/pk/ecc/ecc_verify_hash.c
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ int ecc_verify_hash_ex(const unsigned char *sig,  unsigned long siglen,
    }
    else if (sigformat == LTC_ECCSIG_RFC7518) {
       /* RFC7518 format - raw (r,s) */
-      if ((siglen % 2) == 1) {
+      i = mp_unsigned_bin_size(key->dp.order);
+      if (siglen != (2 * i)) {
          err = CRYPT_INVALID_PACKET;
          goto error;
       }
-      i = siglen / 2;
       if ((err = mp_read_unsigned_bin(r, (unsigned char *)sig,   i)) != CRYPT_OK)                       { goto error; }
       if ((err = mp_read_unsigned_bin(s, (unsigned char *)sig+i, i)) != CRYPT_OK)                       { goto error; }
    }
diff --git a/tests/ecc_test.c b/tests/ecc_test.c
index d017f720..32e72b56 100644
--- a/tests/ecc_test.c
+++ b/tests/ecc_test.c
@@ -240,11 +240,12 @@ done:
 }
 
 /* https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/issues/443 */
-static int _ecc_issue443(void)
+/* https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/issues/447 */
+static int _ecc_issue443_447(void)
 {
    const ltc_ecc_curve* cu;
    ecc_key key;
-   int stat = 0;
+   int err, stat = 0;
    unsigned char hash[64];
    unsigned long hashlen;
    const unsigned char msg[] = { 0x54,0x65,0x73,0x74 };
@@ -274,18 +275,18 @@ static int _ecc_issue443(void)
    DO(ecc_find_curve("secp256r1", &cu));
    DO(ecc_set_curve(cu, &key));
    DO(ecc_set_key(pub1, sizeof(pub1), PK_PUBLIC, &key));
-   DO(ecc_verify_hash_rfc7518(sig1, sizeof(sig1), hash, hashlen, &stat, &key));
+   err = ecc_verify_hash_rfc7518(sig1, sizeof(sig1), hash, hashlen, &stat, &key); /* should fail */
    ecc_free(&key);
-   if (stat != 1) return CRYPT_FAIL_TESTVECTOR;
+   if (err != CRYPT_INVALID_PACKET) return CRYPT_FAIL_TESTVECTOR;
 
    hashlen = sizeof(hash);
    DO(hash_memory(find_hash("sha512"), msg, sizeof(msg), hash, &hashlen));
    DO(ecc_find_curve("secp521r1", &cu));
    DO(ecc_set_curve(cu, &key));
    DO(ecc_set_key(pub2, sizeof(pub2), PK_PUBLIC, &key));
-   DO(ecc_verify_hash_rfc7518(sig2, sizeof(sig2), hash, hashlen, &stat, &key));
+   err = ecc_verify_hash_rfc7518(sig2, sizeof(sig2), hash, hashlen, &stat, &key); /* should fail */
    ecc_free(&key);
-   if (stat != 1) return CRYPT_FAIL_TESTVECTOR;
+   if (err != CRYPT_INVALID_PACKET) return CRYPT_FAIL_TESTVECTOR;
 
    return CRYPT_OK;
 }
@@ -1598,7 +1599,7 @@ int ecc_tests(void)
    DO(_ecc_import_export());
    DO(_ecc_test_mp());
    DO(_ecc_issue108());
-   DO(_ecc_issue443());
+   DO(_ecc_issue443_447());
 #ifdef LTC_ECC_SHAMIR
    DO(_ecc_test_shamir());
    DO(_ecc_test_recovery());