diff --git a/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
index 311bc1150f..d537620253 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
@@ -2327,6 +2327,7 @@ if test $ret != 0 ; then echo "I:failed"; fi
 status=`expr $status + $ret`
 
 echo "I:check that increasing the sig-validity-interval resigning triggers re-signing"
+ret=0
 before=`$DIG axfr siginterval.example -p 5300 @10.53.0.3 | grep RRSIG.SOA`
 cp ns3/siginterval2.conf ns3/siginterval.conf
 $RNDC -c ../common/rndc.conf -s 10.53.0.3 -p 9953 reconfig 2>&1 | sed 's/^/I:ns3 /'
@@ -2337,7 +2338,7 @@ test "$before" != "$after" && break
 sleep 1
 done
 n=`expr $n + 1`
-if test "$before" = "$after" ; then echo "I:failed"; fi
+if test "$before" = "$after" ; then echo "I:failed"; ret=1; fi
 status=`expr $status + $ret`
 
 echo "I:exit status: $status"
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index bc33cacfc9..220b8daace 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -14079,11 +14079,17 @@ dns_zone_getsigvalidityinterval(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 
 void
 dns_zone_setsigresigninginterval(dns_zone_t *zone, isc_uint32_t interval) {
+	isc_time_t now;
+
 	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(zone));
 
 	LOCK_ZONE(zone);
 	zone->sigresigninginterval = interval;
 	set_resigntime(zone);
+	if (zone->task != NULL) {
+		TIME_NOW(&now);
+		zone_settimer(zone, &now);
+	}
 	UNLOCK_ZONE(zone);
 }