diff --git a/pyhanko_certvalidator/validate.py b/pyhanko_certvalidator/validate.py
index 1d2c15e..d3a3f38 100644
--- a/pyhanko_certvalidator/validate.py
+++ b/pyhanko_certvalidator/validate.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     NotYetValidError,
     OCSPFetchError,
     OCSPNoMatchesError,
+    OCSPValidationError,
     OCSPValidationIndeterminateError,
     PathBuildingError,
     PathValidationError,
@@ -1328,6 +1329,10 @@ async def _check_revocation(
             else:
                 failures.append(e.args[0])
                 revocation_check_failed = True
+        except OCSPValidationError as e:
+            failures.append(e.args[0])
+            revocation_check_failed = True
+            ocsp_matched = True
     if not ocsp_status_good and rev_rule.ocsp_mandatory:
         if failures:
             err_str = '; '.join(str(f) for f in failures)
diff --git a/tests/test_validate.py b/tests/test_validate.py
index e644d43..039b14f 100644
--- a/tests/test_validate.py
+++ b/tests/test_validate.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Iterable, List, Optional, Type
 
 import pytest
+import pytz
 from asn1crypto import crl, ocsp, x509
 from asn1crypto.util import timezone
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
     CRLFetchError,
     InsufficientRevinfoError,
     OCSPFetchError,
+    OCSPValidationError,
     PathValidationError,
     RevokedError,
     StaleRevinfoError,
@@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ async def fetch(self, cert: x509.Certificate, authority: Authority):
         raise OCSPFetchError("No connection")
 
 
+class MockOCSPFetcherWithValidationError(MockOCSPFetcher):
+    async def fetch(self, cert: x509.Certificate, authority: Authority):
+        raise OCSPValidationError("Something went wrong")
+
+
 class MockCRLFetcher(CRLFetcher):
     def fetched_crls_for_cert(
         self, cert: x509.Certificate
@@ -100,6 +107,15 @@ def get_fetchers(self) -> Fetchers:
         )
 
 
+class MockFetcherBackendWithValidationError(FetcherBackend):
+    def get_fetchers(self) -> Fetchers:
+        return Fetchers(
+            ocsp_fetcher=MockOCSPFetcherWithValidationError(),
+            crl_fetcher=MockCRLFetcher(),
+            cert_fetcher=MockCertFetcher(),
+        )
+
+
 ERR_CLASSES = {
     cls.__name__: cls
     for cls in (
@@ -117,7 +133,6 @@ class PKITSTestCaseErrorResult:
     msg_regex: str
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("annoying to maintain; replace with certomancer test")
 def test_revocation_mode_soft():
     cert = load_cert_object(
         'digicert-ecc-p384-root-g5-revoked-chain-demos-digicert-com.crt'
@@ -130,6 +145,7 @@ def test_revocation_mode_soft():
     context = ValidationContext(
         trust_roots=ca_certs,
         other_certs=other_certs,
+        moment=datetime(2023, 1, 10, tzinfo=pytz.UTC),
         allow_fetching=True,
         weak_hash_algos={'md2', 'md5'},
         fetcher_backend=MockFetcherBackend(),
@@ -142,6 +158,30 @@ def test_revocation_mode_soft():
     validate_path(context, path)
 
 
+def test_revocation_mode_soft_fail():
+    cert = load_cert_object(
+        'digicert-ecc-p384-root-g5-revoked-chain-demos-digicert-com.crt'
+    )
+    ca_certs = [load_cert_object('digicert-root-g5.crt')]
+    other_certs = [
+        load_cert_object('digicert-g5-ecc-sha384-2021-ca1.crt'),
+    ]
+
+    context = ValidationContext(
+        trust_roots=ca_certs,
+        other_certs=other_certs,
+        moment=datetime(2023, 1, 10, tzinfo=pytz.UTC),
+        allow_fetching=True,
+        weak_hash_algos={'md2', 'md5'},
+        fetcher_backend=MockFetcherBackendWithValidationError(),
+    )
+    paths = context.path_builder.build_paths(cert)
+    path = paths[0]
+
+    with pytest.raises(InsufficientRevinfoError, match="Something went wrong"):
+        validate_path(context, path)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skip("annoying to maintain; replace with certomancer test")
 def test_revocation_mode_hard():
     cert = load_cert_object(