diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 280a6cb7..33940839 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ VCENTER-SSL(){
 	
 	LIVEMD5=$(ssh root@$VCHOSTNAME "md5sum $CURRENTLIVE | cut -d\  -f1")
 	CURRENTMD5=$(md5sum $CERTDIR/cert.pem | cut -d\  -f1)
-	if [ "$LIVEMD5" == "$CURRENTMD5" ]; then
+	if [ "$LIVEMD5" == "$CURRENTMD5" ] && [ "${1}" != "force" ]; then
 		echo -e "${idsCL[Yellow]}Certificates remains the same, no newer certificates exist${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo
 		exit 0