diff --git a/include/ssl_key_handler.hpp b/include/ssl_key_handler.hpp
index 2b67661..7aa1c53 100644
--- a/include/ssl_key_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/ssl_key_handler.hpp
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
 
             if (privateKeyValid)
             {
+                // If the order is certificate followed by key in input file
+                // then, certificate read will fail. So, setting the file
+                // pointer to point beginning of file to avoid certificate and
+                // key order issue.
+                fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
                 X509 *x509 = PEM_read_X509(file, NULL, NULL, NULL);
                 if (x509 == nullptr)
                 {