diff --git a/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php b/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
index fa9f11a65abcf..53cc4866f1b08 100644
--- a/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
+++ b/lib/private/Authentication/Token/PublicKeyTokenProvider.php
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@ private function newToken(string $token,
 			$this->logOpensslError();
 		}
 
-		openssl_pkey_export($res, $privateKey);
+		if (openssl_pkey_export($res, $privateKey, null, $config) === false) {
+			$this->logOpensslError();
+		}
 
 		// Extract the public key from $res to $pubKey
 		$publicKey = openssl_pkey_get_details($res);