diff --git a/plugins/certs/functions b/plugins/certs/functions
index a130c993e..55c0ea953 100755
--- a/plugins/certs/functions
+++ b/plugins/certs/functions
@@ -2,6 +2,39 @@
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 
+certs_info_cmd() {
+  # This is here because it's used in both the info and the default
+  declare desc="prints SSL certificate info for app"
+  local cmd="certs:info"
+  [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
+  verify_app_name "$2"
+  local APP="$2"; local APP_SSL_PATH="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/tls"
+
+  if [[ -n "$APP_SSL_PATH" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info1 "Fetching SSL Endpoint info for $APP..."
+    dokku_log_info1 "Certificate details:"
+    dokku_log_info2 "Common Name(s): "
+
+    for domain in $(get_ssl_hostnames "$APP" | xargs); do
+      dokku_log_info2 "   $domain"
+    done
+
+    dokku_log_info2 "Expires At: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -text | grep "Not After :" | awk -F " : " '{ print $2 }')"
+    dokku_log_info2 "Issuer: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -text | grep "Issuer:" | xargs | sed -e "s/Issuer: //g")"
+    dokku_log_info2 "Starts At: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -text | grep "Not Before:" | awk -F ": " '{ print $2 }')"
+    dokku_log_info2 "Subject: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -subject | sed -e "s:subject= ::g"| sed -e "s:^/::g" | sed -e "s:/:; :g")"
+    local SSL_VERIFY_OUTPUT="$(openssl verify -verbose -purpose sslserver "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" | awk -F ':' '{ print $2 }' | tail -1 | xargs || true)"
+    if [[ "$SSL_VERIFY_OUTPUT" == "OK" ]]; then
+      local SSL_SELF_SIGNED="verified by a certificate authority."
+    else
+      local SSL_SELF_SIGNED="self signed."
+    fi
+    dokku_log_info2 "SSL certificate is $SSL_SELF_SIGNED"
+  else
+    dokku_log_info1 "$APP does not have an SSL endpoint"
+  fi
+}
+
 is_ssl_enabled() {
   declare desc="returns 0 if ssl is enabled for given app"
   local APP=$1; verify_app_name "$APP"
diff --git a/plugins/certs/subcommands/default b/plugins/certs/subcommands/default
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5eabd33b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/certs/subcommands/default
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/certs/functions"
+
+certs_main_cmd() {
+  declare desc="an alias for certs:info"
+  local cmd="certs"
+  certs_info_cmd "$@"
+}
+
+certs_main_cmd "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/certs/subcommands/info b/plugins/certs/subcommands/info
index cfda760d8..77fd90b7c 100755
--- a/plugins/certs/subcommands/info
+++ b/plugins/certs/subcommands/info
@@ -3,36 +3,4 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/certs/functions"
 
-certs_info_cmd() {
-  declare desc="prints SSL certificate info for app"
-  local cmd="certs:info"
-  [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
-  verify_app_name "$2"
-  local APP="$2"; local APP_SSL_PATH="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/tls"
-
-  if [[ -n "$APP_SSL_PATH" ]]; then
-    dokku_log_info1 "Fetching SSL Endpoint info for $APP..."
-    dokku_log_info1 "Certificate details:"
-    dokku_log_info2 "Common Name(s): "
-
-    for domain in $(get_ssl_hostnames "$APP" | xargs); do
-      dokku_log_info2 "   $domain"
-    done
-
-    dokku_log_info2 "Expires At: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -text | grep "Not After :" | awk -F " : " '{ print $2 }')"
-    dokku_log_info2 "Issuer: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -text | grep "Issuer:" | xargs | sed -e "s/Issuer: //g")"
-    dokku_log_info2 "Starts At: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -text | grep "Not Before:" | awk -F ": " '{ print $2 }')"
-    dokku_log_info2 "Subject: $(openssl x509 -in "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" -noout -subject | sed -e "s:subject= ::g"| sed -e "s:^/::g" | sed -e "s:/:; :g")"
-    local SSL_VERIFY_OUTPUT="$(openssl verify -verbose -purpose sslserver "$APP_SSL_PATH/server.crt" | awk -F ':' '{ print $2 }' | tail -1 | xargs || true)"
-    if [[ "$SSL_VERIFY_OUTPUT" == "OK" ]]; then
-      local SSL_SELF_SIGNED="verified by a certificate authority."
-    else
-      local SSL_SELF_SIGNED="self signed."
-    fi
-    dokku_log_info2 "SSL certificate is $SSL_SELF_SIGNED"
-  else
-    dokku_log_info1 "$APP does not have an SSL endpoint"
-  fi
-}
-
 certs_info_cmd "$@"