1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/placeholder/SignaturePlaceholderExtractor.java b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/placeholder/SignaturePlaceholderExtractor.java
index b33c7f3..76a4dec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/placeholder/SignaturePlaceholderExtractor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/placeholder/SignaturePlaceholderExtractor.java
@@ -117,8 +117,13 @@ public class SignaturePlaceholderExtractor extends PDFStreamEngine {
             SignaturePlaceholderContext.setSignaturePlaceholderData(ret);
             return ret;
          }
+         // no placeholders found, apply strict mode if set
+         if (matchMode == Constants.PLACEHOLDER_MATCH_MODE_STRICT) {
+            throw new PlaceholderExtractionException(ErrorCode.SIGNATURE_PLACEHOLDER_EXTRACTION_FAILED, "no suitable placeholder found and STRICT matching mode requested.");
+         }
+         
          return null;
-      }finally{
+      } finally {
          if (doc != null)
             try {
                doc.close();