diff --git a/authority/authorize.go b/authority/authorize.go
index 0c1c6f22..95698b49 100644
--- a/authority/authorize.go
+++ b/authority/authorize.go
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ func (a *Authority) authorizeRenew(cert *x509.Certificate) error {
 	if isRevoked {
 		return errs.Unauthorized("authority.authorizeRenew: certificate has been revoked", opts...)
 	}
-	p, ok := a.provisioners.LoadByCertificate(cert)
-	if !ok {
+	p, err := a.LoadProvisionerByCertificate(cert)
+	if err != nil {
 		return errs.Unauthorized("authority.authorizeRenew: provisioner not found", opts...)
 	}
 	if err := p.AuthorizeRenew(context.Background(), cert); err != nil {
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ func (a *Authority) AuthorizeRenewToken(ctx context.Context, ott string) (*x509.
 		return nil, errs.InternalServerErr(err, errs.WithMessage("error validating renew token"))
 	}
 
-	p, ok := a.provisioners.LoadByCertificate(leaf)
-	if !ok {
+	p, err := a.LoadProvisionerByCertificate(leaf)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errs.Unauthorized("error validating renew token: cannot get provisioner from certificate")
 	}
 	if err := a.UseToken(ott, p); err != nil {
diff --git a/authority/authorize_test.go b/authority/authorize_test.go
index a7bec277..c399eac4 100644
--- a/authority/authorize_test.go
+++ b/authority/authorize_test.go
@@ -847,6 +847,29 @@ func TestAuthority_authorizeRenew(t *testing.T) {
 				cert: fooCrt,
 			}
 		},
+		"ok/from db": func(t *testing.T) *authorizeTest {
+			a := testAuthority(t)
+			a.db = &db.MockAuthDB{
+				MIsRevoked: func(key string) (bool, error) {
+					return false, nil
+				},
+				MGetCertificateData: func(serialNumber string) (*db.CertificateData, error) {
+					p, ok := a.provisioners.LoadByName("step-cli")
+					if !ok {
+						t.Fatal("provisioner step-cli not found")
+					}
+					return &db.CertificateData{
+						Provisioner: &db.ProvisionerData{
+							ID: p.GetID(),
+						},
+					}, nil
+				},
+			}
+			return &authorizeTest{
+				auth: a,
+				cert: fooCrt,
+			}
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, genTestCase := range tests {