diff --git a/httpsig/tests/test_verify.py b/httpsig/tests/test_verify.py
index d5f9785..0e1ada6 100755
--- a/httpsig/tests/test_verify.py
+++ b/httpsig/tests/test_verify.py
@@ -242,3 +242,17 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.sign_secret = private_key
         self.verify_secret = public_key
         self.sign_algorithm = PSS(salt_length=0)
+
+    def test_algorithm_mismatch(self):
+        unsigned = {
+            'Date': self.header_date
+        }
+
+        hs = HeaderSigner(
+            key_id="Test", secret=self.sign_secret, algorithm=self.algorithm,
+            sign_header=self.sign_header, sign_algorithm=self.sign_algorithm)
+        signed = hs.sign(unsigned)
+
+        hv = HeaderVerifier(
+            headers=signed, secret=self.verify_secret, sign_header=self.sign_header, algorithm="rsa-sha256", sign_algorithm=self.sign_algorithm)
+        self.assertFalse(hv.verify())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/httpsig/verify.py b/httpsig/verify.py
index 7158c7b..33cb2b2 100644
--- a/httpsig/verify.py
+++ b/httpsig/verify.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HeaderVerifier(Verifier):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, headers, secret, required_headers=None, method=None,
-                 path=None, host=None, sign_header='authorization', sign_algorithm=None):
+                 path=None, host=None, sign_header='authorization', algorithm=None, sign_algorithm=None):
         """
         Instantiate a HeaderVerifier object.
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def __init__(self, headers, secret, required_headers=None, method=None,
             header, if not supplied in :param:headers.
         :param sign_header:         Optional. The header where the signature is.
             Default is 'authorization'.
+        :param algorithm:           Algorithm derived from keyId (required for draft version >= 12)
         :param sign_algorithm:      Required for 'hs2019' algorithm, specifies the
                                     digital signature algorithm (derived from keyId) to use.
         """
@@ -89,11 +90,7 @@ def __init__(self, headers, secret, required_headers=None, method=None,
         self.method = method
         self.path = path
         self.host = host
-
-        if 'algorithm' in self.auth_dict and self.auth_dict['algorithm'] != self.algorithm:
-            raise HttpSigException(
-                "Algorithm mismath, signature parameter algorithm was: {}, but algorithm dervice from key is: {}".format(
-                    self.auth_dict['algorithm'], self.algorithm))
+        self.derived_algorithm = algorithm
 
         if self.auth_dict['algorithm'] != DEFAULT_ALGORITHM:
             print("Algorithm: {} is deprecated please update to {}".format(self.auth_dict['algorithm'], DEFAULT_ALGORITHM))
@@ -112,6 +109,11 @@ def verify(self):
             not found in the signature.
         Returns True or False.
         """
+        if 'algorithm' in self.auth_dict and self.derived_algorithm is not None and self.auth_dict['algorithm'] != self.derived_algorithm:
+            print("Algorithm mismatch, signature parameter algorithm was: {}, but algorithm derived from key is: {}".format(
+                    self.auth_dict['algorithm'], self.derived_algorithm))
+            return False
+
         auth_headers = self.auth_dict.get('headers', 'date').split(' ')
 
         if len(set(self.required_headers) - set(auth_headers)) > 0: