diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl_verify.c b/src/openvpn/ssl_verify.c
index 4f3b61d6..0ccd43d0 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl_verify.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl_verify.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ set_common_name(struct tls_session *session, const char *common_name)
         }
 #endif
     }
+    /* update common name in env */
+    setenv_str(session->opt->es, "common_name", common_name);
 }
 
 /*