diff --git a/osslsigncode.c b/osslsigncode.c
index b02a2f7..6dd3934 100644
--- a/osslsigncode.c
+++ b/osslsigncode.c
@@ -1467,6 +1467,9 @@ static int verify_ca_callback(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
     if (!ok) {
         if (trusted_cert(current_cert, error)) {
             return 1;
+        } else if (error == X509_V_ERR_SELF_SIGNED_CERT_IN_CHAIN) {
+            printf("\tError: Unable to get local CA certificate; %s\n",
+                X509_verify_cert_error_string(error));
         } else {
             printf("\tError: %s\n", X509_verify_cert_error_string(error));
         }
@@ -1488,7 +1491,11 @@ static int verify_crl_callback(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
             printf("\tWarning: Ignoring %s error for CRL validation\n",
                 X509_verify_cert_error_string(error));
             return 1;
-        } else {
+        } else if (error == X509_V_ERR_SELF_SIGNED_CERT_IN_CHAIN) {
+            printf("\tError: Unable to get local CA certificate; %s\n",
+                X509_verify_cert_error_string(error));
+        }
+         else {
             printf("\tError: %s\n", X509_verify_cert_error_string(error));
         }
     }