diff --git a/acme/jws.go b/acme/jws.go
index 8435d0cf..dbb32ccf 100644
--- a/acme/jws.go
+++ b/acme/jws.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v1"
+	"errors"
 )
 
 type jws struct {
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ func (j *jws) Nonce() (string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nonce, err
 		}
+		if len(j.nonces) == 0 {
+			return "", errors.New("Can't get nonce")
+		}
 	}
 
 	nonce, j.nonces = j.nonces[len(j.nonces)-1], j.nonces[:len(j.nonces)-1]