diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index cee6e2c3..b2556911 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ NEWCERT(){
 			do_with_root chown -R root:letsencrypt /etc/letsencrypt
 			do_with_root chmod -R 6775 /etc/letsencrypt
 			rm -f  /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/cert-request.lastrun
+			daterun=`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M`
 			echo -e "${NEW_CERT}\n${daterun}" > /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/cert-request.lastrun
 			yes | cp -rfH /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/cert-request.lastrun /etc/letsencrypt/cert-request.lastrun
 			DIVIDER true