diff --git a/lib/private/Installer.php b/lib/private/Installer.php
index c4df7768d9e5b..0f9aa40426356 100644
--- a/lib/private/Installer.php
+++ b/lib/private/Installer.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public function downloadApp(string $appId, bool $allowUnstable = false): void {
 
 				// Check if the signature actually matches the downloaded content
 				$certificate = openssl_get_publickey($app['certificate']);
-				$verified = (bool)openssl_verify(file_get_contents($tempFile), base64_decode($app['releases'][0]['signature']), $certificate, OPENSSL_ALGO_SHA512);
+				$verified = openssl_verify(file_get_contents($tempFile), base64_decode($app['releases'][0]['signature']), $certificate, OPENSSL_ALGO_SHA512) === 1;
 
 				if ($verified === true) {
 					// Seems to match, let's proceed
diff --git a/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Signer.php b/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Signer.php
index 1458390c327e9..63c5d049b74c6 100644
--- a/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Signer.php
+++ b/lib/private/Security/IdentityProof/Signer.php
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ public function verify(array $data): bool {
 			$user = $this->userManager->get($userId);
 			if ($user !== null) {
 				$key = $this->keyManager->getKey($user);
-				return (bool)openssl_verify(
+				return openssl_verify(
 					json_encode($data['message']),
 					base64_decode($data['signature']),
 					$key->getPublic(),
 					OPENSSL_ALGO_SHA512
-				);
+				) === 1;
 			}
 		}