diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 68d6fdd7..a75b5f28 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1675,32 +1675,48 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 }
 
 VCENTER-SSL(){
-	CERTDIR='/etc/letsencrypt/live/vcenter.scity.us'
-	SERVER='https://vcenter.scity.us'
-	CRED="administrator@scity.vs:$(pass iDSVC)"
+	VCHOSTNAME='vcenter.scity.us'
+	CERTDIR='/etc/letsencrypt/live/${VCHOSTNAME}'
+	SERVER='https://${VCHOSTNAME}'
+	CRED="administrator@scity.vs:$(pass iDSVC)"	
+	
+	echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Checking if certificate needs to be updated on vCenter... ${idsCL[Default]}"
+	VCCERTDAYS=$(${FOLDER}/ssl-cert-check/ssl-cert-check -p 443 -s ${VCHOSTNAME} -N)
+	
+	if [ ${VCCERTDAYS} -lt 30 ]; then
+		echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Certificate is still valid for ${VCCERTDAYS} days yet, no noeed to update${idsCL[Default]}"
+		exit 0
+	else
+		echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Certificate needds to be updated${idsCL[Default]}"
+		echo 
+	fi
+	
+	echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Updating certificate on vCenter... ${idsCL[Default]}"
 
-	# Step 1a - Get the session ID.
 	SESSION_ID=$(curl -s -X POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header 'vmware-use-header-authn: test' --header 'vmware-api-session-id: null' -u $CRED "$SERVER/rest/com/vmware/cis/session" --insecure | python3 -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['value'])")
-	echo "Session ID: $SESSION_ID"
 
-	# Step 1b - Get both the certificate and private key into the format we need. Newlines must be converted into \n using awk or a similar command
 	PRIVKEY=$(awk -v ORS='\\n' '1' "$CERTDIR/privkey.pem")
 	CERT=$(awk -v ORS='\\n' '1' "$CERTDIR/cert.pem")
 
-	# Step 1c - Build the JSON request body. You can find this on your VCA appliance in the testing section.
 	REQUEST_BODY="{ \"spec\" : { \"cert\" : \"$CERT\", \"key\" : \"$PRIVKEY\"  } }"
 
-	# Step 2 - Update the certificate using the request body
-	echo "Updating cert..."
 	curl --insecure -X PUT "$SERVER/rest/vcenter/certificate-management/vcenter/tls" \
 	                -H "vmware-api-session-id: $SESSION_ID" \
 	                -H "Content-type: application/json" \
 	                -d "$REQUEST_BODY"
 
-	# Step 3 - Close the session
-	echo "Deleting session..."
 	curl --insecure -X DELETE "$SERVER/rest/com/vmware/cis/session" -H "vmware-api-session-id: $SESSION_ID"
-	echo "Done!"
+	echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Done${idsCL[Default]}"
+	echo
+	echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Stopping vCenter services... ${idsCL[Default]}"
+	ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa root@vcenter.scity.us 'service-control --stop --all'
+	echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Done${idsCL[Default]}"
+	echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Starting vCenter services... ${idsCL[Default]}"
+	ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa root@vcenter.scity.us 'service-control --start --all'
+	echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Done${idsCL[Default]}"
+	echo
+	echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}The vCenter certifcate has been updated${idsCL[Default]}"
+
 }
 ADD_LOGROTATE_CRONTAB(){
 	if ! crontab -l | grep -q '/opt/idssys/nodemgmt/tmp-logrotate'; then