diff --git a/acme/api/order.go b/acme/api/order.go
index beda4e5c..f82784a8 100644
--- a/acme/api/order.go
+++ b/acme/api/order.go
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ func newAuthorization(ctx context.Context, az *acme.Authorization) error {
 		var target string
 		switch az.Identifier.Type {
 		case acme.WireUser:
-			wireOptions, err := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
-			if err != nil {
-				return acme.WrapErrorISE(err, "failed getting Wire options")
+			wireOptions := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
+			if wireOptions == nil {
+				return acme.NewErrorISE("failed getting Wire options")
 			}
 			var targetProvider interface{ EvaluateTarget(string) (string, error) }
 			switch typ {
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ func newAuthorization(ctx context.Context, az *acme.Authorization) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return acme.WrapError(acme.ErrorMalformedType, err, "failed parsing ClientID")
 			}
-			wireOptions, err := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
-			if err != nil {
-				return acme.WrapErrorISE(err, "failed getting Wire options")
+			wireOptions := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
+			if wireOptions == nil {
+				return acme.NewErrorISE("failed getting Wire options")
 			}
 			var targetProvider interface{ EvaluateTarget(string) (string, error) }
 			switch typ {
diff --git a/acme/challenge.go b/acme/challenge.go
index 0a80f3ed..29910884 100644
--- a/acme/challenge.go
+++ b/acme/challenge.go
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ func wireOIDC01Validate(ctx context.Context, ch *Challenge, db DB, jwk *jose.JSO
 	if !ok {
 		return NewErrorISE("missing provisioner")
 	}
+	wireOptions := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
+	if wireOptions == nil {
+		return NewErrorISE("no Wire options available")
+	}
 	linker, ok := LinkerFromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return NewErrorISE("missing linker")
@@ -378,11 +382,6 @@ func wireOIDC01Validate(ctx context.Context, ch *Challenge, db DB, jwk *jose.JSO
 		return WrapErrorISE(err, "error unmarshalling challenge data")
 	}
 
-	wireOptions, err := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
-	if err != nil {
-		return WrapErrorISE(err, "failed getting Wire options")
-	}
-
 	oidcOptions := wireOptions.GetOIDCOptions()
 	verifier := oidcOptions.GetProvider(ctx).Verifier(oidcOptions.GetConfig())
 	idToken, err := verifier.Verify(ctx, oidcPayload.IDToken)
@@ -490,6 +489,10 @@ func wireDPOP01Validate(ctx context.Context, ch *Challenge, db DB, accountJWK *j
 	if !ok {
 		return NewErrorISE("missing provisioner")
 	}
+	wireOptions := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
+	if wireOptions == nil {
+		return NewErrorISE("no Wire options available")
+	}
 	linker, ok := LinkerFromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return NewErrorISE("missing linker")
@@ -510,11 +513,6 @@ func wireDPOP01Validate(ctx context.Context, ch *Challenge, db DB, accountJWK *j
 		return WrapErrorISE(err, "error parsing device id")
 	}
 
-	wireOptions, err := prov.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
-	if err != nil {
-		return WrapErrorISE(err, "failed getting Wire options")
-	}
-
 	dpopOptions := wireOptions.GetDPOPOptions()
 	issuer, err := dpopOptions.EvaluateTarget(clientID.DeviceID)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/authority/provisioner/acme.go b/authority/provisioner/acme.go
index f338a78a..6303fe9a 100644
--- a/authority/provisioner/acme.go
+++ b/authority/provisioner/acme.go
@@ -211,10 +211,27 @@ func (p *ACME) Init(config Config) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := p.initializeWireOptions(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed initializing Wire options: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	p.ctl, err = NewController(p, p.Claims, config, p.Options)
 	return
 }
 
+func (p *ACME) initializeWireOptions() error {
+	w := p.GetOptions().GetWireOptions()
+	if w == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := w.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed validating Wire options: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ACMEIdentifierType encodes ACME Identifier types
 type ACMEIdentifierType string
 
diff --git a/authority/provisioner/options.go b/authority/provisioner/options.go
index 13532734..1e0457c5 100644
--- a/authority/provisioner/options.go
+++ b/authority/provisioner/options.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package provisioner
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -55,17 +54,11 @@ func (o *Options) GetSSHOptions() *SSHOptions {
 }
 
 // GetWireOptions returns the SSH options.
-func (o *Options) GetWireOptions() (*wire.Options, error) {
+func (o *Options) GetWireOptions() *wire.Options {
 	if o == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("no options available")
-	}
-	if o.Wire == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("no Wire options available")
-	}
-	if err := o.Wire.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed validating Wire options: %w", err)
+		return nil
 	}
-	return o.Wire, nil
+	return o.Wire
 }
 
 // GetWebhooks returns the webhooks options.