diff --git a/jwt/validation.go b/jwt/validation.go
index 09d8541..8df3c61 100644
--- a/jwt/validation.go
+++ b/jwt/validation.go
@@ -89,11 +89,16 @@ func (c Claims) ValidateWithLeeway(e Expected, leeway time.Duration) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(e.Audience) != 0 {
+		flag := false
 		for _, v := range e.Audience {
-			if !c.Audience.Contains(v) {
-				return ErrInvalidAudience
+			if c.Audience.Contains(v) {
+				flag = true
+				break
 			}
 		}
+		if !flag {
+			return ErrInvalidAudience
+		}
 	}
 
 	// validate using the e.Time, or time.Now if not provided
diff --git a/jwt/validation_test.go b/jwt/validation_test.go
index 7d6e843..10d964e 100644
--- a/jwt/validation_test.go
+++ b/jwt/validation_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ func TestFieldsMatch(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, c.Validate(v))
 	}
 
+	claimsWithSingleAudience := Claims{
+		Issuer:   "issuer",
+		Subject:  "subject",
+		Audience: []string{"a1"},
+		ID:       "42",
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range valid {
+		assert.NoError(t, claimsWithSingleAudience.Validate(v))
+	}
+
 	invalid := []struct {
 		Expected Expected
 		Error    error