diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 65214ee9..aa5fc94c 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ NEWCERT(){
 	if [ "${NEW_CERT}" != "" ]; then
 		echo -e "${idsCL[LightGreen]}Requesting Certificate for '${idsCL[Yellow]}${NEW_CERT}${idsCL[LightGreen]}'...${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo ""
-		$CERT_DAEMON certonly --webroot -w /var/www/html -d ${NEW_CERT}
+		# $CERT_DAEMON certonly --webroot -w /var/www/html -d ${NEW_CERT}
+		$CERT_DAEMON certonly --dry-run --webroot -w /var/www/html -d ${NEW_CERT}
 		if [ -f /etc/letsencrypt/live/${MAIN_CERT}/cert.pem ]; then
 			chown -R root:letsencrypt /etc/letsencrypt
 			chmod -R 6775 /etc/letsencrypt