diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 3c9c0e41..e9fdf98e 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ NM_BETA=false
 
 
 noheader=' test service status-check nightlyrephp7.3-fpm,new backup report reportrun check checkcerts gitea update-nodes copynpmcerts singleservercheck update-dyndns backup-offsitepfsense gui nightlyreview update log betacheck offsite-staticroute-fix '
-CERT_DAEMON='/opt/certbot/bin/certbot'
 
 declare -i errtime
 [ "${NM_FOLDER}" == "" ] && NM_FOLDER=/opt/idssys/nodemgmt
@@ -46,6 +45,8 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/conf/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	source ${NM_FOLDER}/conf/defaults.local.inc
 	
 	[ "${NM_REPL_CHECK_TIMEOUT}" != "" ] && NM_REPL_CHECK_TIMEOUT=${NM_REPL_CHECK_TIMEOUT} || NM_REPL_CHECK_TIMEOUT=5   #MINUTES
+	[ "${CERT_DAEMON}" == "" ] && CERT_DAEMON='/opt/certbot/bin/certbot'
+
 	
 	IFS=,
 	LOCAL_SERVICES=(${LOCAL_SERVICES})