diff --git a/src/certificates.js b/src/certificates.js
index 06213628d..f425a56ed 100644
--- a/src/certificates.js
+++ b/src/certificates.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function fallbackExpiredCertificates(callback) {
     apps.getAll(function (error, allApps) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
-        allApps.push({ location: 'my', id: 'admin', accessRestriction: null }); // inject fake webadmin app
+        allApps.push({ location: constants.ADMIN_LOCATION }); // inject fake webadmin app
 
         var expiringApps = [ ];
         for (var i = 0; i < allApps.length; i++) {
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ function fallbackExpiredCertificates(callback) {
             var domain = config.appFqdn(app.location);
             debug('fallbackExpiredCertificates: replacing cert for %s', domain);
 
-            nginx.configureApp(app, 'cert/host.cert', 'cert/host.key', function (ignoredError) {
+            var configureFunc = app.location === constants.ADMIN_LOCATION
+                    ? nginx.configureAdmin.bind(null, 'cert/host.cert', 'cert/host.key')
+                    : nginx.configureApp.bind(null, app, 'cert/host.cert', 'cert/host.key');
+
+            configureFunc(function (ignoredError) {
                 if (ignoredError) debug('fallbackExpiredCertificates: error reconfiguring app', ignoredError);
 
                 iteratorCallback(); // move to next app