diff --git a/iot_verifier/src/poc.rs b/iot_verifier/src/poc.rs
index b7b37f34c..fe7469d7d 100644
--- a/iot_verifier/src/poc.rs
+++ b/iot_verifier/src/poc.rs
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ fn verify_beacon_payload(
             "beacon construction verification failed, pubkey {:?}",
             beacon_report.pub_key,
         );
-        return Err(InvalidReason::InvalidPacket);
+        return Ok(());
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -1223,7 +1223,8 @@ mod tests {
             beacon_interval,
             beacon_interval_tolerance,
         );
-        assert_eq!(Err(InvalidReason::InvalidPacket), resp5);
+        // assert_eq!(Err(InvalidReason::InvalidPacket), resp5);
+        assert_eq!(Ok(()), resp5);
 
         // for completeness, confirm our valid beacon report is sane
         let beacon_report6 = valid_beacon_report(entropy_start + Duration::minutes(2));