diff --git a/pyhanko/sign/validation/ades.py b/pyhanko/sign/validation/ades.py
index 75118a4f..3aed1f75 100644
--- a/pyhanko/sign/validation/ades.py
+++ b/pyhanko/sign/validation/ades.py
@@ -1136,7 +1136,6 @@ async def _build_and_past_validate_cert(
     cert: x509.Certificate,
     validation_policy_spec: CertValidationPolicySpec,
     validation_data_handlers: ValidationDataHandlers,
-    init_control_time: Optional[datetime] = None,
 ) -> Tuple[ValidationPath, datetime]:
     path_builder = PathBuilder(
         trust_manager=validation_policy_spec.trust_manager,
@@ -1153,7 +1152,7 @@ async def _build_and_past_validate_cert(
                     path=cand_path,
                     validation_policy_spec=validation_policy_spec,
                     validation_data_handlers=validation_data_handlers,
-                    init_control_time=init_control_time,
+                    init_control_time=None,
                 )
             )
             current_subindication = past_result.error_subindic
diff --git a/pyhanko/sign/validation/report/tools.py b/pyhanko/sign/validation/report/tools.py
index ba04fbd5..58859955 100644
--- a/pyhanko/sign/validation/report/tools.py
+++ b/pyhanko/sign/validation/report/tools.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def _summarise_attrs(
     # sig_policy_identifier (SASigPolicyIdentifierType)
     try:
         sig_policy_ident: cades_asn1.SignaturePolicyIdentifier = (
-            find_cms_attribute(signed_attrs, 'signature_policy_identifier')
+            find_cms_attribute(signed_attrs, 'signature_policy_identifier')[0]
         )
         actual_policy_ident = sig_policy_ident.chosen
         # we don't support implicit policies (or at least not now)