diff --git a/arrow_test.go b/arrow_test.go
index cca07603d..e4d103c78 100644
--- a/arrow_test.go
+++ b/arrow_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-//A test just to show Snowflake version
+// A test just to show Snowflake version
 func TestCheckVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	conn := openConn(t)
 	defer conn.Close()
diff --git a/connection_util.go b/connection_util.go
index 737a025dd..4d37dea28 100644
--- a/connection_util.go
+++ b/connection_util.go
@@ -281,11 +281,13 @@ func populateChunkDownloader(
 
 func (sc *snowflakeConn) setupOCSPPrivatelink(app string, host string) error {
 	ocspCacheServer := fmt.Sprintf("http://ocsp.%v/ocsp_response_cache.json", host)
+	logger.Debugf("OCSP Cache Server for Privatelink: %v\n", ocspCacheServer)
 	if err := os.Setenv(cacheServerURLEnv, ocspCacheServer); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	ocspRetryHost := fmt.Sprintf("http://ocsp.%v/retry/", host) + "%v/%v"
-	if err := os.Setenv(ocspRetryURLEnv, ocspRetryHost); err != nil {
+	ocspRetryHostTemplate := fmt.Sprintf("http://ocsp.%v/retry/", host) + "%v/%v"
+	logger.Debugf("OCSP Retry URL for Privatelink: %v\n", ocspRetryHostTemplate)
+	if err := os.Setenv(ocspRetryURLEnv, ocspRetryHostTemplate); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/data1.txt.gz b/data1.txt.gz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/driver_ocsp_test.go b/driver_ocsp_test.go
index 9070c4c88..8ce109a3b 100644
--- a/driver_ocsp_test.go
+++ b/driver_ocsp_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func cleanup() {
 	unsetenv(ocspTestResponderTimeoutEnv)
 	unsetenv(ocspTestResponderURLEnv)
 	unsetenv(ocspTestNoOCSPURLEnv)
+	unsetenv(ocspRetryURLEnv)
 	unsetenv(cacheDirEnv)
 }
 
diff --git a/ocsp.go b/ocsp.go
index 037f1034b..c809a24c6 100644
--- a/ocsp.go
+++ b/ocsp.go
@@ -360,14 +360,14 @@ func checkOCSPCacheServer(
 	headers := make(map[string]string)
 	res, err := newRetryHTTP(ctx, client, req, ocspServerHost, headers, totalTimeout, defaultTimeProvider).execute()
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("failed to get OCSP cache from OCSP Cache Server. %v\n", err)
+		logger.Errorf("failed to get OCSP cache from OCSP Cache Server. %v", err)
 		return nil, &ocspStatus{
 			code: ocspFailedSubmit,
 			err:  err,
 		}
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
-	logger.Debugf("StatusCode from OCSP Cache Server: %v\n", res.StatusCode)
+	logger.Debugf("StatusCode from OCSP Cache Server: %v", res.StatusCode)
 	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return nil, &ocspStatus{
 			code: ocspFailedResponse,
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func checkOCSPCacheServer(
 		if err := dec.Decode(&respd); err == io.EOF {
 			break
 		} else if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("failed to decode OCSP cache. %v\n", err)
+			logger.Errorf("failed to decode OCSP cache. %v", err)
 			return nil, &ocspStatus{
 				code: ocspFailedExtractResponse,
 				err:  err,
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ func retryOCSP(
 			err:  fmt.Errorf("HTTP code is not OK. %v: %v", res.StatusCode, res.Status),
 		}
 	}
-	logger.Debug("reading contents")
 	ocspResBytes, err = io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ocspRes, ocspResBytes, &ocspStatus{
@@ -436,7 +435,59 @@ func retryOCSP(
 			err:  err,
 		}
 	}
-	logger.Debug("parsing OCSP response")
+	ocspRes, err = ocsp.ParseResponse(ocspResBytes, issuer)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warnf("error when parsing ocsp response: %v", err)
+		logger.Warnf("performing GET fallback request to OCSP")
+		return fallbackRetryOCSPToGETRequest(ctx, client, req, ocspHost, headers, issuer, totalTimeout)
+	}
+
+	logger.Debugf("OCSP Status from server: %v", printStatus(ocspRes))
+	return ocspRes, ocspResBytes, &ocspStatus{
+		code: ocspSuccess,
+	}
+}
+
+// fallbackRetryOCSPToGETRequest is the third level of retry method. Some OCSP responders do not support POST requests
+// and will return with a "malformed" request error. In that case we also try to perform a GET request
+func fallbackRetryOCSPToGETRequest(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	client clientInterface,
+	req requestFunc,
+	ocspHost *url.URL,
+	headers map[string]string,
+	issuer *x509.Certificate,
+	totalTimeout time.Duration) (
+	ocspRes *ocsp.Response,
+	ocspResBytes []byte,
+	ocspS *ocspStatus) {
+	multiplier := 1
+	if atomic.LoadUint32((*uint32)(&ocspFailOpen)) == (uint32)(OCSPFailOpenFalse) {
+		multiplier = 3 // up to 3 times for Fail Close mode
+	}
+	res, err := newRetryHTTP(ctx, client, req, ocspHost, headers,
+		totalTimeout*time.Duration(multiplier), defaultTimeProvider).execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ocspRes, ocspResBytes, &ocspStatus{
+			code: ocspFailedSubmit,
+			err:  err,
+		}
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+	logger.Debugf("GET fallback StatusCode from OCSP Server: %v", res.StatusCode)
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return ocspRes, ocspResBytes, &ocspStatus{
+			code: ocspFailedResponse,
+			err:  fmt.Errorf("HTTP code is not OK. %v: %v", res.StatusCode, res.Status),
+		}
+	}
+	ocspResBytes, err = io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ocspRes, ocspResBytes, &ocspStatus{
+			code: ocspFailedExtractResponse,
+			err:  err,
+		}
+	}
 	ocspRes, err = ocsp.ParseResponse(ocspResBytes, issuer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ocspRes, ocspResBytes, &ocspStatus{
@@ -445,14 +496,39 @@ func retryOCSP(
 		}
 	}
 
+	logger.Debugf("GET fallback OCSP Status from server: %v", printStatus(ocspRes))
 	return ocspRes, ocspResBytes, &ocspStatus{
 		code: ocspSuccess,
 	}
 }
 
+func printStatus(response *ocsp.Response) string {
+	switch response.Status {
+	case ocsp.Good:
+		return "Good"
+	case ocsp.Revoked:
+		return "Revoked"
+	case ocsp.Unknown:
+		return "Unknown"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", response.Status)
+	}
+}
+
+func fullOCSPURL(url *url.URL) string {
+	fullURL := url.Hostname()
+	if url.Path != "" {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(url.Path, "/") {
+			fullURL += "/"
+		}
+		fullURL += url.Path
+	}
+	return fullURL
+}
+
 // getRevocationStatus checks the certificate revocation status for subject using issuer certificate.
 func getRevocationStatus(ctx context.Context, subject, issuer *x509.Certificate) *ocspStatus {
-	logger.Infof("Subject: %v, Issuer: %v\n", subject.Subject, issuer.Subject)
+	logger.Infof("Subject: %v, Issuer: %v", subject.Subject, issuer.Subject)
 
 	status, ocspReq, encodedCertID := validateWithCache(subject, issuer)
 	if isValidOCSPStatus(status.code) {
@@ -461,8 +537,8 @@ func getRevocationStatus(ctx context.Context, subject, issuer *x509.Certificate)
 	if ocspReq == nil || encodedCertID == nil {
 		return status
 	}
-	logger.Infof("cache missed\n")
-	logger.Infof("OCSP Server: %v\n", subject.OCSPServer)
+	logger.Infof("cache missed")
+	logger.Infof("OCSP Server: %v", subject.OCSPServer)
 	if len(subject.OCSPServer) == 0 || isTestNoOCSPURL() {
 		return &ocspStatus{
 			code: ocspNoServer,
@@ -484,9 +560,14 @@ func getRevocationStatus(ctx context.Context, subject, issuer *x509.Certificate)
 	hostnameStr := os.Getenv(ocspTestResponderURLEnv)
 	var hostname string
 	if retryURL := os.Getenv(ocspRetryURLEnv); retryURL != "" {
-		hostname = fmt.Sprintf(retryURL, u.Hostname(), base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ocspReq))
+		hostname = fmt.Sprintf(retryURL, fullOCSPURL(u), base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ocspReq))
+		u0, err := url.Parse(hostname)
+		if err == nil {
+			hostname = u0.Hostname()
+			u = u0
+		}
 	} else {
-		hostname = u.Hostname()
+		hostname = fullOCSPURL(u)
 	}
 	if hostnameStr != "" {
 		u0, err := url.Parse(hostnameStr)
@@ -495,6 +576,10 @@ func getRevocationStatus(ctx context.Context, subject, issuer *x509.Certificate)
 			u = u0
 		}
 	}
+
+	logger.Debugf("Fetching OCSP response from server: %v", u)
+	logger.Debugf("Host in headers: %v", hostname)
+
 	headers := make(map[string]string)
 	headers[httpHeaderContentType] = "application/ocsp-request"
 	headers[httpHeaderAccept] = "application/ocsp-response"
diff --git a/ocsp_test.go b/ocsp_test.go
index 257e87978..e2deb515f 100644
--- a/ocsp_test.go
+++ b/ocsp_test.go
@@ -340,6 +340,44 @@ func TestOCSPRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFullOCSPURL(t *testing.T) {
+	testcases := []tcFullOCSPURL{
+		{
+			url:               &url.URL{Host: "some-ocsp-url.com"},
+			expectedURLString: "some-ocsp-url.com",
+		},
+		{
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Host: "some-ocsp-url.com",
+				Path: "/some-path",
+			},
+			expectedURLString: "some-ocsp-url.com/some-path",
+		},
+		{
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Host: "some-ocsp-url.com",
+				Path: "some-path",
+			},
+			expectedURLString: "some-ocsp-url.com/some-path",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testcase := range testcases {
+		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+			returnedStringURL := fullOCSPURL(testcase.url)
+			if returnedStringURL != testcase.expectedURLString {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to match returned OCSP url string; expected: %v, got: %v",
+					testcase.expectedURLString, returnedStringURL)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type tcFullOCSPURL struct {
+	url               *url.URL
+	expectedURLString string
+}
+
 func TestOCSPCacheServerRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	dummyOCSPHost := &url.URL{
 		Scheme: "https",