diff --git a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/mapper/JsonMapper.kt b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/mapper/JsonMapper.kt
index 3c566d5c..537b42f9 100644
--- a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/mapper/JsonMapper.kt
+++ b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/mapper/JsonMapper.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class JsonMapper {
      * Used for mapping JWT token to EntityStatement object
      */
     fun mapEntityStatement(jwtToken: String): EntityConfigurationStatement? =
-        decodeJWTComponents(jwtToken)?.payload?.let { Json.decodeFromJsonElement(it) }
+        decodeJWTComponents(jwtToken).payload?.let { Json.decodeFromJsonElement(it) }
 
     /*
      * Used for mapping trust chain
diff --git a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidation.kt b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidation.kt
index 8f496f95..18314b6b 100644
--- a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidation.kt
+++ b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidation.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ fun buildTrustChain(
     }
 }
 
-fun validateEntityStatement(jwts: List<String>) {
+// TODO must validate subordinate statements too
+fun validateTrustChain(jwts: List<String>): Boolean {
     val entityStatements = jwts.map { JsonMapper().mapEntityStatement(it) }
     if(entityStatements[0]?.iss != entityStatements[0]?.sub) {
         throw IllegalArgumentException("Entity Configuration of the Trust Chain subject requires that iss is equal to sub")
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ fun validateEntityStatement(jwts: List<String>) {
     if (!verify(jwts[jwts.size - 1], retrieveJwk(entityStatements[entityStatements.size - 1]))) {
         throw IllegalArgumentException("Invalid signature")
     }
+    return true
 }
 
 fun retrieveJwk(entityStatement: EntityConfigurationStatement?) =
diff --git a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidationTest.kt b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidationTest.kt
index 0075248b..6aa565b7 100644
--- a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidationTest.kt
+++ b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/validation/TrustChainValidationTest.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.junit.BeforeClass
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 
 class TrustChainValidationTest {
 
@@ -43,6 +44,15 @@ class TrustChainValidationTest {
         lateinit var unknownTrustAnchorSubordinateStatement: SubordinateStatement
         lateinit var invalidTrustAnchorSubordinateStatement: SubordinateStatement
 
+        val listOfEntityConfigurationStatementList = listOf(
+            listOf(
+                "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.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.psisFesGRDx_-iBEfb_sb6ydpKh9ih5vWTTmmYk4i1ZYZOgLxodrSkRWcDq4agRadcTj8XyZiDd3CYQtQIH8N1fPgrvMJTAGOQxpYG31GN0gDaWmFvpTMEynPY4NxFh5oP9oR7VjYRe_hxLcI_fFhO0GHyPDaHmPXi2jvPQ9Wg-bYOMkHmf9YbbQ30GSHZWhd-Kg3xsbmEqGg91Jj70UYwPQT3h9tI7-OELExU6WSQLT6HSVQTuMdhIoLp_f7ELkeUdO3YLxQyZ8h5QU1lTHrycAIQ1g-9NkyCOJQWrzWojxwP30yLWvaPPfwjz01jHfymIjtE0fOlRqZ-xMrJFzpQ",
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+                "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.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.eJCajk2u8NMpq2Qi8tUUW4yT3t8zN5efdMz95Qg2Edc9-xXp32V6POp2Zmj3M99TyUrp9YwK9TEesH_7oz5QXYFR4J5cNkvd4mJvpDudvgayvlW_3z4nLUWru8nCfSyH_PiSwbPdhpiUZGvf5-KZHMdQ0SAbp5GSMSf4CD8fIYEV8u_KyS38g9Zgsv6BoQzCZtEPtY_cLCG9YV1S7V3tLsW5-bhf8da8mEny1cdnSLI6YJanQxmpW9Aq0ooxntIo1cokeL2fFoUvzNw-4JhYLOgqVDSNg3lhNhsbiPxHI3yN04Qcn90h0s1--QFHaf8rgMWyLyKZPId4kxPR-4PZoQ",
+                "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.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.ZnPDr-p8_RF9vI_DUqEuld-iJSPTMC5IL_B6rp_7mK1L4F_TXg0WJBP7uyn1dpkuS-Cd0V5oqHjtsxJgCoToqXGc2qvewktHOPEVKmIEVm25ALMVfiU0HZE1fU78crpF7xEo4UVBMHq78_Kk1QUg-SPmjGtS3IJ1e-EW8kxdnUVXvSsqP1pPh1iXVIjUHlQsh0SbfIbmLDmu5xYjlXXzad56zJv1G0Jov8gWw8wPYOwWY2j06MwQghu_N-ViyeFDa1UYjo4XChtU_tirFF5NzcxYfUnJUnATRgC_GuuQz5zmBEbrry252EED86lPV8UVTd9RhS1Ks9k8yJeAN8-LvA"
+            ),
+        )
+
         @JvmStatic
         @BeforeClass
         fun setup(): Unit {
@@ -183,15 +193,6 @@ class TrustChainValidationTest {
 
     @Test
     fun readAuthorityHintsTest() {
-
-        val listOfEntityConfigurationStatementList = listOf(
-            listOf(
-                "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.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.psisFesGRDx_-iBEfb_sb6ydpKh9ih5vWTTmmYk4i1ZYZOgLxodrSkRWcDq4agRadcTj8XyZiDd3CYQtQIH8N1fPgrvMJTAGOQxpYG31GN0gDaWmFvpTMEynPY4NxFh5oP9oR7VjYRe_hxLcI_fFhO0GHyPDaHmPXi2jvPQ9Wg-bYOMkHmf9YbbQ30GSHZWhd-Kg3xsbmEqGg91Jj70UYwPQT3h9tI7-OELExU6WSQLT6HSVQTuMdhIoLp_f7ELkeUdO3YLxQyZ8h5QU1lTHrycAIQ1g-9NkyCOJQWrzWojxwP30yLWvaPPfwjz01jHfymIjtE0fOlRqZ-xMrJFzpQ",
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-            ),
-        )
         assertEquals(
             listOfEntityConfigurationStatementList,
             readAuthorityHints(
@@ -200,6 +201,11 @@ class TrustChainValidationTest {
             )
         )
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun validateTrustChainTest() {
+        assertTrue(validateTrustChain(listOfEntityConfigurationStatementList[0]))
+    }
 }
 
 fun intermediateEntity(