diff --git a/vcr/credential/util.go b/vcr/credential/util.go
index 3a00f35f06..faec84a9dd 100644
--- a/vcr/credential/util.go
+++ b/vcr/credential/util.go
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ func PresenterIsCredentialSubject(vp vc.VerifiablePresentation) (bool, error) {
 
 // PresentationIssuanceDate returns the date at which the presentation was issued.
 // For JSON-LD, it looks at the first LinkedData proof's 'created' property.
-// For JWT, it looks at the 'iat' claim, or if that is not present, the 'nbf' claim.
+// For JWT, it looks at the 'nbf' claim, or if that is not present, the 'iat' claim.
 // If it can't resolve the date, it returns nil.
 func PresentationIssuanceDate(presentation vc.VerifiablePresentation) *time.Time {
 	var result time.Time
 	switch presentation.Format() {
 	case vc.JWTPresentationProofFormat:
 		jwt := presentation.JWT()
-		if result = jwt.IssuedAt(); result.IsZero() {
-			result = jwt.NotBefore()
+		if result = jwt.NotBefore(); result.IsZero() {
+			result = jwt.IssuedAt()
 		}
 	case vc.JSONLDPresentationProofFormat:
 		ldProof, err := ParseLDProof(presentation)
diff --git a/vcr/credential/util_test.go b/vcr/credential/util_test.go
index 83f97be127..f761445fb6 100644
--- a/vcr/credential/util_test.go
+++ b/vcr/credential/util_test.go
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ func TestPresentationIssuanceDate(t *testing.T) {
 		actual := PresentationIssuanceDate(presentation)
 		assert.Equal(t, expected, *actual)
 	})
+	t.Run("JWT nbf takes precedence over iat", func(t *testing.T) {
+		presentation := test.CreateJWTPresentation(t, presenterDID, func(token jwt.Token) {
+			require.NoError(t, token.Set(jwt.IssuedAtKey, expected.Add(time.Hour)))
+			require.NoError(t, token.Set(jwt.NotBeforeKey, expected))
+		})
+		actual := PresentationIssuanceDate(presentation)
+		assert.Equal(t, expected, *actual)
+	})
 	t.Run("JWT no iat or nbf", func(t *testing.T) {
 		presentation := test.CreateJWTPresentation(t, presenterDID, func(token jwt.Token) {
 			_ = token.Remove(jwt.IssuedAtKey)