diff --git a/lib/resty/openidc.lua b/lib/resty/openidc.lua
index cb78c05..a73b714 100644
--- a/lib/resty/openidc.lua
+++ b/lib/resty/openidc.lua
@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@ local function openidc_pem_from_jwk(opts, kid)
   end
 
   local x5c = jwk.x5c
+  if x5c and type(x5c) ~= 'table' then
+    log(WARN, "Found invalid JWK with x5c claim not being an array but a " .. type(x5c))
+    x5c = nil
+  end
   if x5c and #(jwk.x5c) == 0 then
     log(WARN, "Found invalid JWK with empty x5c array, ignoring x5c claim")
     x5c = nil
diff --git a/tests/spec/bearer_token_verification_spec.lua b/tests/spec/bearer_token_verification_spec.lua
index 8baca8d..7834aca 100644
--- a/tests/spec/bearer_token_verification_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/spec/bearer_token_verification_spec.lua
@@ -203,6 +203,30 @@ describe("when the JWK specifies a kid and the JWKS does not contain a key with
   
 end)
 
+describe("when the JWKS contains a broken x5c which is not an array", function()
+  test_support.start_server({
+    verify_opts = {
+      discovery = {
+        jwks_uri = "http://127.0.0.1/jwk",
+      }
+    },
+    jwk = test_support.load("/spec/rsa_key_jwk_with_broken_x5c.json"),
+  })
+  teardown(test_support.stop_server)
+  local jwt = test_support.trim(http.request("http://127.0.0.1/jwt"))
+  local _, status = http.request({
+    url = "http://127.0.0.1/verify_bearer_token",
+    headers = { authorization = "Bearer " .. jwt }
+  })
+  it("the token is invalid", function()
+    assert.are.equals(401, status)
+  end)
+  it("an error is logged", function()
+    assert.error_log_contains("Found invalid JWK with x5c claim not being an array but a string")
+  end)
+
+end)
+
 describe("when the JWK specifies no kid and the JWKS contains multiple keys", function()
   test_support.start_server({
     verify_opts = {
diff --git a/tests/spec/rsa_key_jwk_with_broken_x5c.json b/tests/spec/rsa_key_jwk_with_broken_x5c.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7863b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/rsa_key_jwk_with_broken_x5c.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "keys": [
+        {
+            "kty": "RSA",
+            "use": "sig",
+            "kid": "abcd",
+            "x5c": "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"
+        }
+    ]
+}