diff --git a/drivers/auth/auth_mod.c b/drivers/auth/auth_mod.c
index c7f84af..917ee4a 100644
--- a/drivers/auth/auth_mod.c
+++ b/drivers/auth/auth_mod.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <drivers/auth/auth_mod.h>
 #include <drivers/auth/crypto_mod.h>
 #include <drivers/auth/img_parser_mod.h>
+#include <drivers/fwu/fwu.h>
 #include <lib/fconf/fconf_tbbr_getter.h>
 #include <plat/common/platform.h>
 
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@
 	unsigned int data_len, len, i;
 	unsigned int plat_nv_ctr;
 	int rc = 0;
+	bool is_trial_run = false;
 
 	/* Get the counter value from current image. The AM expects the IPM
 	 * to return the counter value as a DER encoded integer */
@@ -284,7 +286,10 @@
 		/* Invalid NV-counter */
 		return 1;
 	} else if (*cert_nv_ctr > plat_nv_ctr) {
-		*need_nv_ctr_upgrade = true;
+#if PSA_FWU_SUPPORT && IMAGE_BL2
+		is_trial_run = fwu_is_trial_run_state();
+#endif /* PSA_FWU_SUPPORT && IMAGE_BL2 */
+		*need_nv_ctr_upgrade = !is_trial_run;
 	}
 
 	return 0;