diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index b17617a6..cf2a0588
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -579,7 +579,8 @@ DEL-SSL(){
 CERTRENEW(){
 	echo -e "${idsCL[LightGreen]}Renewing Certificates...${idsCL[Default]}"
 	echo
-	$CERT_DAEMON renew --webroot -w /var/www/html 2>&1 | tee ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
+	#$CERT_DAEMON renew --webroot -w /var/www/html 2>&1 | tee ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
+    $CERT_DAEMON --dry-run renew --webroot -w /var/www/html 2>&1 | tee ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
 	chown -R root:letsencrypt /etc/letsencrypt 2>&1 | tee -a ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
 	chmod -R 6775 /etc/letsencrypt 2>&1 | tee -a ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
 	yes | cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun /etc/letsencrypt/cert-renewal.lastrun