diff --git a/src/certificates.js b/src/certificates.js
index 075b684af..50a39fdf9 100644
--- a/src/certificates.js
+++ b/src/certificates.js
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ var acme = require('./cert/acme.js'),
     x509 = require('x509');
 
 exports = module.exports = {
-    initialize: initialize,
-    uninitialize: uninitialize,
+    installAdminCertificate: installAdminCertificate,
     autoRenew: autoRenew,
     setAppCertificate: setAppCertificate,
     setAdminCertificate: setAdminCertificate,
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ CertificatesError.INVALID_CERT = 'Invalid certificate';
 var NGINX_APPCONFIG_EJS = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/../setup/start/nginx/appconfig.ejs', { encoding: 'utf8' }),
     RELOAD_NGINX_CMD = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts/reloadnginx.sh');
 
-function initialize(callback) {
+function installAdminCertificate(callback) {
     if (!config.isCustomDomain()) return callback();
 
     callback();
@@ -64,10 +63,6 @@ function initialize(callback) {
     // });
 }
 
-function uninitialize(callback) {
-    callback();
-}
-
 function autoRenew() {
     debug('will automatically renew certs');
 }
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 8d378ba5c..1d60231f9 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function start(callback) {
     async.series([
         auth.initialize,
         database.initialize,
-        certificates.initialize,
+        certificates.installAdminCertificate,
         cloudron.initialize, // keep this here because it reads activation state that others depend on
         taskmanager.initialize,
         mailer.initialize,
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ function stop(callback) {
         taskmanager.uninitialize,
         cron.uninitialize,
         mailer.uninitialize,
-        certificates.initialize,
         database.uninitialize,
         gHttpServer.close.bind(gHttpServer),
         gInternalHttpServer.close.bind(gInternalHttpServer)