diff --git a/src/certificates.js b/src/certificates.js
index f3a120cff..a3ae00858 100644
--- a/src/certificates.js
+++ b/src/certificates.js
@@ -363,10 +363,11 @@ function ensureCertificate(app, callback) {
         debug('ensureCertificate: %s. certificate already exists at %s', domain, keyFilePath);
 
         if (!isExpiringSync(certFilePath, 24 * 1)) return callback(null, certFilePath, keyFilePath);
+        debug('ensureCertificate: %s cert require renewal', domain);
+    } else {
+        debug('ensureCertificate: %s cert does not exist', domain);
     }
 
-    debug('ensureCertificate: %s cert require renewal', domain);
-
     getApi(app, function (error, api, apiOptions) {
         if (error) return callback(error);