diff --git a/src/main/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparer.java b/src/main/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparer.java
index a6c84a27..3e3f4fab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparer.java
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 class DistinguishedNameComparer
 {
     private final X500ExtensibleNameStyle x500NameStyle;
+    private final X500NameStyleProvider x500NameStyleProvider;
     
     @Inject
-    DistinguishedNameComparer(X500ExtensibleNameStyle x500NameStyle)
+    DistinguishedNameComparer(X500ExtensibleNameStyle x500NameStyle, X500NameStyleProvider x500NameStyleProvider)
     {
         this.x500NameStyle = x500NameStyle;
+        this.x500NameStyleProvider = x500NameStyleProvider;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ class DistinguishedNameComparer
     boolean areEqual(X500Principal parsedDn, String stringDn)
     {
         X500Name first = X500Name.getInstance(parsedDn.getEncoded());
-        X500Name second = new X500Name(this.x500NameStyle, stringDn);
+        X500Name second = X500Name.getInstance(this.x500NameStyle, this.x500NameStyleProvider.fromString(stringDn).getEncoded());
         return first.equals(second);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparerTest.java b/src/test/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparerTest.java
index 013ee631..329c5d64 100644
--- a/src/test/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/xades4j/verification/DistinguishedNameComparerTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
+import xades4j.providers.X500NameStyleProvider;
 import xades4j.providers.impl.DefaultX500NameStyleProvider;
 import xades4j.utils.RFC4519ExtensibleStyle;
 import xades4j.utils.SignatureServicesTestBase;
@@ -75,19 +76,21 @@ private static X509Certificate certFromFile(String filePath) throws Exception
     private final String issuerDn;
     private final X509Certificate cert;
     private final RFC4519ExtensibleStyle nameStyle;
+    private final X500NameStyleProvider x500NameStyleProvider;
 
     public DistinguishedNameComparerTest(String issuerDn, X509Certificate cert) throws IOException
     {
         this.issuerDn = issuerDn;
         this.cert = cert;
         this.nameStyle = new RFC4519ExtensibleStyle();
+        this.x500NameStyleProvider = new DefaultX500NameStyleProvider(this.nameStyle);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void canCompare()
     {
         X500Principal principal = cert.getIssuerX500Principal();
-        DistinguishedNameComparer comparer = new DistinguishedNameComparer(nameStyle);
+        DistinguishedNameComparer comparer = new DistinguishedNameComparer(this.nameStyle, this.x500NameStyleProvider);
 
         assertTrue(comparer.areEqual(principal, issuerDn));
     }