diff --git a/lib/X509/CertificationPath/PathValidation/ValidatorState.php b/lib/X509/CertificationPath/PathValidation/ValidatorState.php
index cf9560c..fa4d643 100644
--- a/lib/X509/CertificationPath/PathValidation/ValidatorState.php
+++ b/lib/X509/CertificationPath/PathValidation/ValidatorState.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public static function initialize(PathValidationConfig $config,
         $state->_workingPublicKey = $tbsCert->subjectPublicKeyInfo();
         $state->_workingPublicKeyParameters = self::getAlgorithmParameters(
             $state->_workingPublicKey->algorithmIdentifier());
-        $state->_workingIssuerName = $tbsCert->issuer();
+        $state->_workingIssuerName = $tbsCert->subject();
         $state->_maxPathLength = $config->maxLength();
         return $state;
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/certification-path/CertificationPathValidationTest.php b/test/unit/certification-path/CertificationPathValidationTest.php
index 118dcdf..b410d0e 100644
--- a/test/unit/certification-path/CertificationPathValidationTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/certification-path/CertificationPathValidationTest.php
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ public function testExplicitTrustAnchor()
             $validator->validate());
     }
 
+    public function testExplicitTrustAnchorWithIntermediateCertificate()
+    {
+        $config = PathValidationConfig::defaultConfig()->withTrustAnchor(
+            self::$_path->certificates()[1]);
+        $validator = new PathValidator(Crypto::getDefault(), $config,
+            ...[self::$_path->certificates()[2]]);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(PathValidationResult::class,
+            $validator->validate());
+    }
+
     public function testValidateFailNoCerts()
     {
         $validator = new PathValidator(Crypto::getDefault(),