diff --git a/aep-service/src/main/java/foundation/aep/service/AepService.java b/aep-service/src/main/java/foundation/aep/service/AepService.java
index 4a23c3c..c14b479 100644
--- a/aep-service/src/main/java/foundation/aep/service/AepService.java
+++ b/aep-service/src/main/java/foundation/aep/service/AepService.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ private boolean validClaims(ClientAssertionClaims claims, AssertionOperation ope
         try {
             Instant issued = Instant.ofEpochSecond(claims.issuedAt());
             Instant expires = Instant.ofEpochSecond(claims.expiresAt());
-            return !issued.isAfter(now.plus(clockSkew)) && !expires.isBefore(now.minus(clockSkew));
+            return !issued.isAfter(now.plus(clockSkew)) && expires.isAfter(now.minus(clockSkew));
         } catch (RuntimeException exception) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/aep-service/src/test/java/foundation/aep/service/AepServiceTest.java b/aep-service/src/test/java/foundation/aep/service/AepServiceTest.java
index bde3563..e61d488 100644
--- a/aep-service/src/test/java/foundation/aep/service/AepServiceTest.java
+++ b/aep-service/src/test/java/foundation/aep/service/AepServiceTest.java
@@ -97,6 +97,31 @@ void rejectsReplayedAssertionWithoutDisclosingTheCause() {
         assertEquals("not_recognized", second.problem().code());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void rejectsExpirationBoundaryFromCustomVerifier() {
+        AepService service = AepService.builder(
+                        document(false),
+                        (assertion, context) -> completed(new ClientAssertionClaims(
+                                AGENT_DID,
+                                AGENT_DID,
+                                context.serviceDid(),
+                                context.operation(),
+                                NOW.minusSeconds(60).getEpochSecond(),
+                                NOW.minusSeconds(30).getEpochSecond(),
+                                "expiration-boundary",
+                                null)))
+                .clock(Clock.fixed(NOW, ZoneOffset.UTC))
+                .clockSkew(java.time.Duration.ofSeconds(30))
+                .build();
+
+        ServiceResponse<?> response = service.status(CommandOptions.authenticated("assertion"))
+                .toCompletableFuture()
+                .join();
+
+        assertEquals(401, response.status());
+        assertEquals("not_recognized", response.problem().code());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void grantsAndRevokesThroughTheAdvertisedHandler() {
         RecordingGrantHandler handler = new RecordingGrantHandler();