diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index aa5fc94c..34c1d898 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -430,6 +430,16 @@ NEWCERT(){
 	if [ "${NEW_CERT}" != "" ]; then
 		echo -e "${idsCL[LightGreen]}Requesting Certificate for '${idsCL[Yellow]}${NEW_CERT}${idsCL[LightGreen]}'...${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo ""
+		
+		nid=1
+		for nip in "${NODE_HOSTS[@]}"; do
+			if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list ens192 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) != *"${nip}"* ]]; then 
+				echo $nip
+				`ssh root@${nip} service haproxy stop`
+			fi
+			nid=`expr $nid + 1`
+		done
+		
 		# $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