diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 73299419..cf8f045a 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ NEWCERT(){
 			do_with_root chown -R root:letsencrypt /etc/letsencrypt
 			do_with_root chmod -R 6775 /etc/letsencrypt
 			rm -f  /etc/letsencrypt/cert-request.lastrun
-			echo -e "${NEW_CERT}" > /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/cert-request.lastrun
+			echo -e "${NEW_CERT}" > /etc/letsencrypt/cert-request.lastrun
 			echo -en "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Waiting for certifcate replication between the nodes... ${idsCL[Default]}"
 			checked=false
 			until [ "${checked}" = "" ]; do