diff --git a/src/domains.js b/src/domains.js
index ee4149499..0e398faa4 100644
--- a/src/domains.js
+++ b/src/domains.js
@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@ async function setConfig(domain, data, auditSource) {
     const result = await database.query('UPDATE domains SET ' + fields.join(', ') + ' WHERE domain=?', args);
     if (result.affectedRows === 0) throw new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'Domain not found');
 
-    if (!fallbackCertificate) return;
-
-    await reverseProxy.setFallbackCertificate(domain, fallbackCertificate);
+    if (fallbackCertificate) await reverseProxy.setFallbackCertificate(domain, fallbackCertificate);
 
     await eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_DOMAIN_UPDATE, auditSource, { domain, zoneName, provider });
 }