diff --git a/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp b/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
index 95bc1209b..b405ed9c6 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<X509> CreateCertIcingaCA(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert)
 	return CreateCertIcingaCA(pkey.get(), X509_get_subject_name(cert.get()));
 }
 
-bool IsCertUptodate(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert)
+bool IsCertUptodate(X509* cert)
 {
 	time_t now;
 	time(&now);
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ bool IsCertUptodate(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert)
 	time_t forceRenewalEnd = 1483228800; /* January 1st, 2017 */
 	time_t renewalStart = now + RENEW_THRESHOLD;
 
-	return X509_cmp_time(X509_get_notBefore(cert.get()), &forceRenewalEnd) != -1 && X509_cmp_time(X509_get_notAfter(cert.get()), &renewalStart) != -1;
+	return X509_cmp_time(X509_get_notBefore(cert), &forceRenewalEnd) != -1 && X509_cmp_time(X509_get_notAfter(cert), &renewalStart) != -1;
 }
 
 String CertificateToString(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert)
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsutility.hpp b/lib/base/tlsutility.hpp
index cdb549a1d..d2822230b 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsutility.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsutility.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ String CertificateToString(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert);
 std::shared_ptr<X509> StringToCertificate(const String& cert);
 std::shared_ptr<X509> CreateCertIcingaCA(EVP_PKEY *pubkey, X509_NAME *subject, bool ca = false);
 std::shared_ptr<X509> CreateCertIcingaCA(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert);
-bool IsCertUptodate(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert);
+bool IsCertUptodate(X509* cert);
+
+inline bool IsCertUptodate(const std::shared_ptr<X509>& cert)
+{
+	return IsCertUptodate(cert.get());
+}
 
 String PBKDF2_SHA1(const String& password, const String& salt, int iterations);
 String PBKDF2_SHA256(const String& password, const String& salt, int iterations);