diff --git a/scripts/openssl.test b/scripts/openssl.test
index e0c42c001f..525e2d3134 100755
--- a/scripts/openssl.test
+++ b/scripts/openssl.test
@@ -1234,26 +1234,35 @@ done
 IFS="$OIFS" #restore separator
 
 # Test for RSA-PSS certs interop
-echo -e "Doing interop RSA-PSS test"
-
-key_file=${CERT_DIR}/rsapss/server-rsapss-priv.pem
-cert_file=${CERT_DIR}/rsapss/server-rsapss.pem
-ca_file=${CERT_DIR}/client-cert.pem
-openssl_suite="RSAPSS"
-start_openssl_server
-
-cert="${CERT_DIR}/client-cert.pem"
-key="${CERT_DIR}/client-key.pem"
-caCert="${CERT_DIR}/rsapss/ca-rsapss.pem"
-crl="-C"
-wolfSuite="ALL"
-wolfssl_no_resume="yes"
-version="4"
-port=$server_port
-do_wolfssl_client
-
-version="3"
-do_wolfssl_client
+# was running into alert sent by openssl server with version 1.1.1 released in
+# Sep 2018
+
+$OPENSSL version | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F. '{if ($1 >= 3) exit 1; else exit 0;}'
+RESULT=$?
+if [ "$RESULT" = "0" ]; then
+    echo -e "Older version of openssl detected, skipping interop RSA-PSS test"
+else
+    echo -e "Doing interop RSA-PSS test"
+
+    key_file=${CERT_DIR}/rsapss/server-rsapss-priv.pem
+    cert_file=${CERT_DIR}/rsapss/server-rsapss.pem
+    ca_file=${CERT_DIR}/client-cert.pem
+    openssl_suite="RSAPSS"
+    start_openssl_server
+
+    cert="${CERT_DIR}/client-cert.pem"
+    key="${CERT_DIR}/client-key.pem"
+    caCert="${CERT_DIR}/rsapss/ca-rsapss.pem"
+    crl="-C"
+    wolfSuite="ALL"
+    wolfssl_no_resume="yes"
+    version="4"
+    port=$server_port
+    do_wolfssl_client
+
+    version="3"
+    do_wolfssl_client
+fi
 
 do_cleanup