diff --git a/src/acme.c b/src/acme.c
index 33fb8b6bd..b92bf7ffb 100644
--- a/src/acme.c
+++ b/src/acme.c
@@ -1785,6 +1785,8 @@ int acme_res_auth(struct task *task, struct acme_ctx *ctx, struct acme_auth *aut
 	}
 	t2->data = ret;
 
+	mjson_get_bool(hc->res.buf.area, hc->res.buf.data, "$.wildcard", &wildcard);
+
 	auth->dns = istdup(ist2(t2->area, t2->data));
 
 	ret = mjson_get_string(hc->res.buf.area, hc->res.buf.data, "$.status", trash.area, trash.size);