diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
index 5a2d3a39..1cf00f14 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -371,20 +371,25 @@ class Extractor():
         for cookie in self._cookiejar:
             if cookie.name in names and (
                     not domain or cookie.domain == domain):
+
                 if cookie.expires:
                     diff = int(cookie.expires - now)
+
                     if diff <= 0:
                         self.log.warning(
                             "Cookie '%s' has expired", cookie.name)
+                        continue
+
                     elif diff <= 86400:
                         hours = diff // 3600
                         self.log.warning(
                             "Cookie '%s' will expire in less than %s hour%s",
                             cookie.name, hours + 1, "s" if hours else "")
-                else:
-                    names.discard(cookie.name)
-                    if not names:
-                        return True
+                        continue
+
+                names.discard(cookie.name)
+                if not names:
+                    return True
         return False
 
     def _prepare_ddosguard_cookies(self):
diff --git a/test/test_cookies.py b/test/test_cookies.py
index d103d021..04a37b9b 100644
--- a/test/test_cookies.py
+++ b/test/test_cookies.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2017-2020 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2017-2022 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import sys
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
+import time
 import logging
 import tempfile
 from os.path import join
@@ -118,6 +119,86 @@ class TestCookieLogin(unittest.TestCase):
                 mock_login.assert_not_called()
 
 
+class TestCookieUtils(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_check_cookies(self):
+        extr = extractor.find("test:")
+        self.assertFalse(extr._cookiejar, "empty")
+        self.assertFalse(extr.cookiedomain, "empty")
+
+        # always returns False when checking for empty cookie list
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(()))
+
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b")))
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b", "c")))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1")
+        self.assertTrue(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b")))
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b", "c")))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("b", "2")
+        self.assertTrue(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+        self.assertTrue(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b")))
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b", "c")))
+
+    def test_check_cookies_domain(self):
+        extr = extractor.find("test:")
+        self.assertFalse(extr._cookiejar, "empty")
+        extr.cookiedomain = ".example.org"
+
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b")))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1")
+        self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1", domain=extr.cookiedomain)
+        self.assertTrue(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1", domain="www" + extr.cookiedomain)
+        self.assertEqual(len(extr._cookiejar), 3)
+        self.assertTrue(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("b", "2", domain=extr.cookiedomain)
+        extr._cookiejar.set("c", "3", domain=extr.cookiedomain)
+        self.assertTrue(extr._check_cookies(("a", "b", "c")))
+
+    def test_check_cookies_expires(self):
+        extr = extractor.find("test:")
+        self.assertFalse(extr._cookiejar, "empty")
+        self.assertFalse(extr.cookiedomain, "empty")
+
+        now = int(time.time())
+        log = logging.getLogger("test")
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1", expires=now-100)
+        with mock.patch.object(log, "warning") as mw:
+            self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+            self.assertEqual(mw.call_count, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(mw.call_args[0], ("Cookie '%s' has expired", "a"))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1", expires=now+100)
+        with mock.patch.object(log, "warning") as mw:
+            self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+            self.assertEqual(mw.call_count, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(mw.call_args[0], (
+                "Cookie '%s' will expire in less than %s hour%s", "a", 1, ""))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1", expires=now+100+7200)
+        with mock.patch.object(log, "warning") as mw:
+            self.assertFalse(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+            self.assertEqual(mw.call_count, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(mw.call_args[0], (
+                "Cookie '%s' will expire in less than %s hour%s", "a", 3, "s"))
+
+        extr._cookiejar.set("a", "1", expires=now+100+24*3600)
+        with mock.patch.object(log, "warning") as mw:
+            self.assertTrue(extr._check_cookies(("a",)))
+            self.assertEqual(mw.call_count, 0)
+
+
 def _get_extractor(category):
     for extr in extractor.extractors():
         if extr.category == category and hasattr(extr, "_login_impl"):