diff --git a/setup/start.sh b/setup/start.sh
index 7733b6ec7..6fdb87e7b 100755
--- a/setup/start.sh
+++ b/setup/start.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ if ! grep -q "^Restart=" /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/nginx.servi
 fi
 # remove this migration after 1.10
 [[ -f /etc/nginx/cert/host.cert ]] && cp /etc/nginx/cert/host.cert "/etc/nginx/cert/${arg_admin_domain}.host.cert"
-[[ -f /etc/nginx/cert/host.key ]] && cp /etc/nginx/cert/host.cert "/etc/nginx/cert/${arg_admin_domain}.host.key"
+[[ -f /etc/nginx/cert/host.key ]] && cp /etc/nginx/cert/host.key "/etc/nginx/cert/${arg_admin_domain}.host.key"
 systemctl start nginx
 
 # bookkeep the version as part of data