diff --git a/tests/setup.js b/tests/setup.js
index 5e8a2d5..886d3ea 100644
--- a/tests/setup.js
+++ b/tests/setup.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import * as base64url from 'base64url-universal';
 import {
   allowUnsafeCanonize,
   invalidCborEncoding,
-  invalidStringEncoding
+  invalidStringEncoding,
+  passCreated
 } from './vc-generator/generators.js';
 import {
   deriveCredentials,
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ export async function verifySetup({credentials, keyTypes, suite}) {
     suiteName: suite,
     keys
   });
-  const {mandatory} = generators;
+  const {mandatory, created} = generators;
+  const {invalidCreated} = created;
   const {invalidCryptosuite, invalidProofType} = mandatory;
   disclosed.invalid.proofTypeAndCryptosuite =
     await deriveCredentials({
@@ -207,6 +209,12 @@ export async function verifySetup({credentials, keyTypes, suite}) {
     }
   }
   disclosed.invalid.valuePrefix = valuePrefix;
+  disclosed.invalid.created = await deriveCredentials({
+    keys,
+    vectors: transformVectors(subjectNestedObjects),
+    suiteName: suite,
+    generators: [invalidCreated, passCreated]
+  });
   return {
     base,
     disclosed
diff --git a/tests/suites/verify.js b/tests/suites/verify.js
index a07e3ee..22ac03c 100644
--- a/tests/suites/verify.js
+++ b/tests/suites/verify.js
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ export function verifySuite({
             verifier
           });
         });
+        it('If proofConfig.created is set and if the value is not a valid ' +
+        '[XMLSCHEMA11-2] datetime, an error MUST be raised and SHOULD convey ' +
+        'an error type of PROOF_GENERATION_ERROR.', async function() {
+          this.test.link = 'https://w3c.github.io/vc-di-bbs/#:~:text=If%20proofConfig.created%20is%20set%20and%20if%20the%20value%20is%20not%20a%20valid%20%5BXMLSCHEMA11%2D2%5D%20datetime%2C%20an%20error%20MUST%20be%20raised%20and%20SHOULD%20convey%20an%20error%20type%20of%20PROOF_GENERATION_ERROR.';
+          const credential = cloneTestVector(disclosed?.invalid?.created);
+          //FIXME assert on error code or message when available
+          await verificationFail({credential, verifier});
+        });
         it('MUST fail to verify a base proof.', async function() {
           const credential = cloneTestVector(base);
           await verificationFail({credential, verifier});
diff --git a/tests/vc-generator/generators.js b/tests/vc-generator/generators.js
index e2ddf7a..985e757 100644
--- a/tests/vc-generator/generators.js
+++ b/tests/vc-generator/generators.js
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ export function allowUnsafeCanonize({suite, selectiveSuite, ...args}) {
   return {...args, suite, selectiveSuite};
 }
 
+export function passCreated({suite, ...args}) {
+  suite._cryptosuite = stubMethods({
+    object: suite._cryptosuite,
+    stubs: {createVerifyData: stubs.stubVerifyData({deleteCreated: false})},
+  });
+  return {...args, suite};
+}
+
 export function invalidStringEncoding({suite, selectiveSuite, ...args}) {
   suite._cryptosuite = stubMethods({
     object: suite._cryptosuite,
diff --git a/tests/vc-generator/index.js b/tests/vc-generator/index.js
index a22f426..bfaa4ae 100644
--- a/tests/vc-generator/index.js
+++ b/tests/vc-generator/index.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export async function deriveCredentials({
         suite: getSuite({suite: suiteName, signer, mandatoryPointers}),
         selectiveSuite: getSuite({suite: suiteName, signer, selectivePointers}),
         credential: _credential,
+        // add the ability to overwrite the defaults
         ...initialParams
       };
       // call each generator on itself to produce accumulated invalid suites